# N73246: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1974-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1974
- 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: 2778
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1969
- Mode S code: A9D57C
- Owner when cancelled: [Utility Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UTILITY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73246
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73246-1974-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 UNK64X2885](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2885), Jul 17, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N73246), Reserve, NM, substantial damage

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