# N73258: 1962 Bell 47J-2, 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 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1868
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1964
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1971
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A9D5A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Line Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20LINE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8638° N, 93.4300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55344, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73258
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73258-2013-05-07

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 47J-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2.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 CHI68A0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0107), Jun 14, 1968: Bell 47J-2 (N73258), Rice Lake, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA67A0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0102), Mar 31, 1967: Bell 47J-2 (N73258), Starke, FL, substantial damage

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