# N73263: Bell 47G-2A-1, registration cancelled 1986-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2858
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1979
- Mode S code: A9D5BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Stetter Construction Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STETTER%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Erlanger, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Erlanger)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73263
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73263-1986-01-02

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-2A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-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 ATL81FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA074), May 20, 1981: Bell 47G2A1 (N73263), Covington, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0018), Aug 15, 1965: Bell 47G4 (N73263), Intracostl Cty, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19810520029729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520029729A), May 20, 1981: Bell 47G2A1 (N73263), Covington, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter was seen to make abrupt manuevers, then dive nose down to ground. Report indicates mast bumping occurred

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