# N73231: 1962 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2763
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1962
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2009
- Last registry action: June 10, 2009
- Mode S code: A9D554
- Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Helicopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20HELICOPTER%20LLC)
- Location: [Audubon, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Audubon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7562° N, 94.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50025, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73231
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73231-2013-05-07

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 CHI65A0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0096), May 11, 1965: Bell 47G3B (N73231), Bridgman, MI, substantial damage

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