# N73973: 1963 Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1968-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1968
- 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: 2887
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1964
- Mode S code: A9EFE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20VENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73973-1968-09-30

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 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 UNK67X0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0100), Oct 5, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N73973), Janakpur, Nepal, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N73973

- [Cancelled 1981-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73973-1981-05-06): Cessna 172N, S/N 17267768. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Page Ann G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAGE%20ANN%20G), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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