# N265RD: 1961 Bell 47G-3, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2637
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2000
- Last registry action: March 7, 2006
- Mode S code: A2930B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Application Technologies LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20APPLICATION%20TECHNOLOGIES%20LLC)
- Location: [Selma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Selma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4963° N, 87.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36701, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=265RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265RD-2012-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19960515010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960515010709I), May 15, 1996: Bell 47G3 (N265RD), Mesa Verde, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was dropping off load on 100 foot line at helipad when the engine quit. Pilot auto-rotated aircraft to helipad landing hard, bending aft…

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