# N73968: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 26, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73968

## Aircraft that carried N73968

- [Cancelled 2013-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73968-2013-02-26): Bell 47J-2, S/N 2843. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

## NTSB investigations on N73968 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD13), Jan 3, 1973: Bell 47J-2 (N73968), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73968 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19730103000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103000289A), Jan 3, 1973: Bell 47J2 (N73968), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Substantial damage. Slippage of free wheeling unit. Float equipped.

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