# N73970: 1963 Bell 47G-2A-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014)
- 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: 2872
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1963
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1980
- Last registry action: November 10, 1989
- Mode S code: A9EFE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Oceans Unlimited Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCEANS%20UNLIMITED%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1728° N, 115.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73970-2013-05-07

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-2A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-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 FTW74FPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG26), Sep 29, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N73970), Little Rock, AR, 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 19730929030469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929030469A), Sep 29, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73970), Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Plt removed hand from collective to adjust carb heat,pitch changed,followed by loss of rotor RPM.

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