# N4073G: 1968 Bell 47G-3B-2, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6703
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1987
- Last registry action: August 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A4C96A
- Owner when cancelled: [Butz Richard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTZ%20RICHARD%20H)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7563° N, 111.9000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4073G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4073G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4073G-2012-11-19

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 47G-3B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2.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 SEA90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA048), Mar 1, 1990: Bell BH-47G3B2 (N4073G), Des Moines, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED AND EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT POSSIBLE.
- [NTSB DEN86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA119), Apr 25, 1986: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N4073G), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900301052099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301052099A), Mar 1, 1990: Bell 47G3B2 (N4073G), Des Moines, WA, Destroyed. Engine lost power at cruise. Ditched in 300 feet of water. Helicopter sank. Cause power loss unknown.
- [Accident 19860425013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425013979A), Apr 25, 1986: Bell 47G3B2 (N4073G), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Landed hard from practice hover and spread skids. Main rotor blades struck tailboom. Student claimed turbulence.

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