# N73241: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1991-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2773
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1989
- Last registry action: June 23, 1989
- Mode S code: A9D577
- Owner when cancelled: [Daneco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANECO%20INC)
- Location: [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5787° N, 90.8054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70360, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73241
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73241-1991-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (3)

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 FTW90DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD11), Jun 5, 1990: Bell 47G3-B (N73241), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE.
- [NTSB SEA72DYI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI06), Aug 13, 1971: Bell 47G3B (N73241), Selma, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67A0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0090), Jun 19, 1967: Bell 47G-3B (N73241), Castella, CA, 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 19900605019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605019009A), Jun 5, 1990: Bell 47G3B (N73241), Lake Theriot, LA, Destroyed. Tried to land to collect alligator eggs. Rotors too slow. Tried a slide water landing skids hit shore rolled over.

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