# N73968: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 2013-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2843
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: October 17, 1988
- Mode S code: A9EFC5
- Location: [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1857° N, 118.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91208, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73968-2013-02-26

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 (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 FTW73DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD13), Jan 3, 1973: Bell 47J-2 (N73968), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), 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 19730103000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103000289A), Jan 3, 1973: Bell 47J2 (N73968), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Substantial damage. Slippage of free wheeling unit. Float equipped.

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