# N73248: 1962 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2780
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1972
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1980
- Last registry action: July 26, 1986
- Mode S code: A9D57E
- Owners when cancelled: [Hill Dick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20DICK), [Barnes Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20HAROLD), [Clester Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLESTER%20BILL)
- Location: [Okeene, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okeene)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1029° N, 98.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73763, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73248
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73248-2013-10-24

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 (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 MKC83FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA196), Aug 18, 1983: Bell 47G-3B (N73248), Paxton, NE, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75DQA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA29), Jan 29, 1975: Bell 47G-3B (N73248), Dexter, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19830817041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817041919A), Aug 17, 1983: Bell 47G3B (N73248), Paxton, NE, Destroyed. Pilot released cyclic control while helicopter was on platform mounted on truck. Aircraft rolled off platform.
- [Accident 19750129004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750129004019A), Jan 29, 1975: Bell 47G3B (N73248), Dexter, NM, Substantial damage

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