# N3253G: 1957 Bell 47J, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1431
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A383AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton Elton P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20ELTON%20P)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1900° N, 149.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3253G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3253G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253G-2012-09-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j.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 19900811059229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811059229I), Aug 11, 1990: Bell 47J (N3253G), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Wind gust hit aircraft during air taxi. Tail rotor hit a bush damaging rotor land skids.

## Other aircraft with N3253G

- [Cancelled 1986-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253G-1986-12-23): Beech C-45H, S/N AF-261. Owner: [Francis Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCIS%20AVIATION), [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)

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