# N73921: 1963 Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 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: 2621
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1962
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1969
- Last registry action: July 31, 1987
- Mode S code: A9EF32
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotor Aids Offshore Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTOR%20AIDS%20OFFSHORE%20INC)
- Location: [Ventura, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ventura)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3624° N, 119.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93001, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73921
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73921
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73921-2013-07-23

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 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 LAX71FVQ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FVQ74), Apr 10, 1971: Bell 47J2 (N73921), Sta Barbara, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0031), Nov 21, 1969: Bell 47J (N73921), Goleta, CA, substantial damage

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