# N73272: 1963 Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2853
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2006
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A9D5E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Vista Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISTA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Temple, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Temple)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.1040° N, 97.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76502, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73272
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73272-2014-11-17

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 (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 UNK64X0959](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0959), Mar 16, 1964: Bell 47J2 (N73272), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage

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