# N73247: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1970-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2799
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1968
- Mode S code: A9D57D
- Owner when cancelled: [Kent Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENT%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Mayville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Mayville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73247
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73247-1970-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC69F0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0178), Aug 5, 1968: Bell 47G3B1 (N73247), Sipesville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC66A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0013), Aug 26, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N73247), Altura, MN, substantial damage

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