# N73215: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1965-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1858
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1963
- Mode S code: A9D512
- Owner when cancelled: [Massachusetts Helicopter Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSACHUSETTS%20HELICOPTER%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Bedford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73215
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73215-1965-07-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 47J-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2.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 NYC65A0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0119), Mar 28, 1965: Bell 47J2 (N73215), Boston, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N73215

- [Cancelled 2012-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73215-2012-08-08): Eagle Balloons C-7, S/N E84774, built 1985. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown)

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