# N203SD: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1993-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3513
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1985
- Last registry action: March 26, 1992
- Mode S code: A19EBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow Plastics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20PLASTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Rockville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Rockville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7478° N, 87.1716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47872, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203SD-1993-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 47G-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI92LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA249), Aug 21, 1992: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N203SD), Marshall, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DUE TO HIS ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19920821032679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821032679A), Aug 21, 1992: Bell 47G3B1 (N203SD), Marshall, IN, Destroyed. Pilot demonstrated corn pollination procedure to passenger. Pulled up sharp end of field,stalled and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N203SD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203SD): Donahue Stephen J FIRESTAR II, S/N F1237, built 2007

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