# N73946: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2819
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1963
- Mode S code: A9EF7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73946
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73946-1973-06-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.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 SEA73FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTI20), May 16, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73946), Dayton, MT, destroyed

## 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 19730516012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516012049A), May 16, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73946), Dayton, MT, Destroyed. Severe leak in spray hose or sys allowed inflammable spray to ctc hot eng area. Plt autorotated ok.

## Other aircraft with N73946

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73946): Cessna 172N, S/N 17267761, built 1976

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