# N40SD: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1997-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3495
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1973
- Last registry action: March 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A4ABDC
- Owner when cancelled: [Orlando-Orange County Civil Defense](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORLANDO-ORANGE%20COUNTY%20CIVIL%20DEFENSE)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SD-1997-02-18

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b.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 MIA93T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93T%23A01), Jul 21, 1993: Bell 47G-3B (N40SD), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N40SD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SD): Luscombe 8A, S/N 6339, built 1948
- [Cancelled 2012-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SD-2012-10-18): Cessna 305A, S/N 22548. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Grey Bird Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREY%20BIRD%20INC), [Niceville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Niceville)

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