# N73218: 1962 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2750
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: A9D515
- Owners when cancelled: [Young Emerson Ray DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20EMERSON%20RAY%20DBA), [Great Southwest Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20SOUTHWEST%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Atwater, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Atwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3061° N, 120.6560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73218
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73218-2013-07-08

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 DEN75ATM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ATM08), Dec 16, 1974: Bell 47G-3B (N73218), Kamas, 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 19741216041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741216041289A), Dec 16, 1974: Bell 47G3B (N73218), Kamas, UT, Substantial damage. Turbo sys lost due failed turbo exhaust clamp.

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