# N73260: 1962 Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2725
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2019
- Last registry action: May 20, 2019
- Mode S code: A9D5BC
- Owners when cancelled: [Williams Fertilizer Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20FERTILIZER%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Forster-Towne Basil L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORSTER-TOWNE%20BASIL%20L)
- Location: [Oregon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Oregon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9793° N, 95.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64473, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73260
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73260-2022-09-03

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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a.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 LAX95LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA213), Jun 18, 1995: Bell 47-G2A (N73260), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate lateral clearance from the irrigation standpipe while applying chemicals to a field.

## 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 19950618017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618017379A), Jun 18, 1995: Bell 47G2A (N73260), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck irrigation standpipe while spraying a field. Crashed into field.

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