# N47273: 1975 Aerospatiale SA315B, registration cancelled 2002-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2002
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN), [TCDS E1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2446
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2001
- Last registry action: May 30, 2001
- Mode S code: A5CBF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Msk Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MSK%20SERVICES%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47273-2002-08-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Aerospatiale SA315B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b.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 DEN82FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM05), Nov 21, 1981: Aerospatle 315B (N47273), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage

## 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 19811121074759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811121074759A), Nov 21, 1981: Aerosp SA315B (N47273), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter on test runup after maintenance. Lifted off. Struck a truck. Control push pull backwards

## Other aircraft with N47273

- [Cancelled 1947-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47273-1947-10-17): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-4704. Owner: [Schaller Lester R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHALLER%20LESTER%20R), [Waterville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Waterville)

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