# N3537S: Bell 47J-2A, registration cancelled 1976-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1976
- 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: 3132
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1972
- Mode S code: A3F350
- Owner when cancelled: [Williams Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [East St Louis, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/East%20St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3537S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3537S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3537S-1976-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (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 CHI76FEV45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV45), Jun 20, 1976: Bell 47J-2A (N3537S), Carlyle, IL, 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 19760620021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620021369A), Jun 20, 1976: Bell 47J2A (N3537S), Carlyle, IL, Destroyed. Control tube (f and a swashplate p/n 47-724-118-1) did not have bolt thru ball end.

## Other aircraft with N3537S

- [Cancelled 1964-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3537S-1964-12-10): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250737. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Pan Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AIR%20CORP), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

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