# N72487: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2000-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 2000
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2828
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1990
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A9B5F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Underwood William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDERWOOD%20WILLIAM%20D)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1214° N, 115.0914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89121, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72487
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72487
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72487-2000-08-17

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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.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 DEN79FTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE72), Aug 3, 1979: Bell 47G (N72487), Greeley, CO, 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 19790803021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803021769A), Aug 3, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N72487), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Ag plt crashed during spray oper. Plt attempted leveloff above crops & decended into ground.

## Other aircraft with N72487

- [Cancelled 1949-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72487-1949-02-07): Cessna 140, S/N 9655. Owner: [Foreght Edward H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOREGHT%20EDWARD%20H)

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