# N3072G: 1964 Bell 47J-2A, registration cancelled 1975-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3129
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1973
- Mode S code: A33BF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Gate Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20GATE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6220° N, 122.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94128, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3072G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3072G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072G-1975-03-26

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 47J-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK75AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP011), Sep 9, 1974: Bell 47J-2A (N3072G), Ripon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK66F0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0132), Oct 20, 1965: Bell 47J2A (N3072G), Lihue, HI, destroyed

## 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 19740909043559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909043559A), Sep 9, 1974: Bell 47J2A (N3072G), Ripon, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tail rotor drive splined coupling failed. Acft spun to r at low alt.

## Other aircraft with N3072G

- [Cancelled 2004-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072G-2004-09-28): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2842217, built 2004. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Hall Donald S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20DONALD%20S%20DBA), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

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