# N73978: 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: June 2, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73978

## Aircraft that carried N73978

- [Cancelled 1976-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73978-1976-06-02): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 2826. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Interwest Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERWEST%20CORP), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N73978 (2)

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 DEN74FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE21), Sep 13, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73978), Pitkin, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72DTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE19), Aug 13, 1971: Bell 47G3B1 (N73978), Minturn, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N73978 (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 19730913029769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913029769A), Sep 13, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73978), Pitkin, CO, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found.

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