# N73972: 1966 Bell 47G-3B-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-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2885
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1979
- Last registry action: October 30, 1982
- Mode S code: A9EFE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Sundance Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDANCE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0824° N, 106.6467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73972-2013-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (5)

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 FTW80FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA090), Jul 10, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Mescalero, NM, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75AD009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD009), Sep 5, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Ogden, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN73AD039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD039), Feb 21, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72AD011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD011), Sep 13, 1971: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Sandy, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA69D0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0057), Aug 11, 1968: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Garden Valley, ID, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19740905040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740905040399A), Sep 5, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Ogden, UT, Destroyed. Lost lateral cyclic control. Separation in shaft Bell PN47-725-853-5 due off ctr drilled hole.
- [Accident 19730221003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221003109A), Feb 21, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73972), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Forced to land down wind and down slope. Broken timing gear.

## Other aircraft with N73972

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73972): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N APEDNL600108D3

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