# N73229: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1965-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 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: 1863
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1962
- Mode S code: A9D539
- Owner when cancelled: [The California Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20CALIFORNIA%20CO)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73229
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73229-1965-03-18

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 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 UNK65X0950](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0950), Dec 7, 1964: Bell 47J2 (N73229), Venice, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N73229

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73229): Eagle Balloons C-7, S/N E 85782, built 1985

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