# N73209: Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 1971-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1971
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2746
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1971
- Mode S code: A9D4F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73209
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73209-1971-11-22

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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-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 UNK64X2485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2485), Jun 25, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N73209), Sodus, MI, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N73209

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73209): Cessna 172M, S/N 17267329, built 1976

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