# N73915: 1963 Bell 47G-3B, 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 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- 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: 2788
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1985
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A9EF13
- Owner when cancelled: [Pilot Personnel International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOT%20PERSONNEL%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Lebanon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5322° N, 122.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97355, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73915
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73915
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73915-2014-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 OAK68A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0012), Aug 11, 1967: Bell 47G3B (N73915), Big Meadows, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0054), Feb 8, 1965: Bell 47G3B (N73915), Durango, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2939](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2939), Jul 20, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N73915), Lake City, CO, 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.

- [Incident 19800806066409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066409I), Aug 6, 1980: Bell 47G3B (N73915), Molokai, HI, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Found water in fuel.

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