# N2873B: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1982-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1978
- Mode S code: A2EABF
- Owner when cancelled: [Burnside-Ott Aviation Training Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNSIDE-OTT%20AVIATION%20TRAINING%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2873B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873B-1982-09-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MIA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA042), Jan 17, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI76FEC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC35), Mar 26, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N2873B), Whitmore Lake, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74FVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW08), Sep 22, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Arden, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19790117015892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117015892A), Jan 17, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed. Student pilot was on climbout from takeoff. Collided with coast guard 1376 who was on landing approach.
- [Accident 19760326006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326006639A), Mar 26, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Whitmore Lake, MI, Destroyed
- [Accident 19730922030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030729A), Sep 22, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Arden, NV, Substantial damage

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