# N73979: 1963 Bell 47G-2A-1, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- 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: 2875
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 15, 1984
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9EFE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Florida Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20FLORIDA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Balm, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Balm)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7634° N, 82.2767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73979-2014-11-17

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-2A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 MIA04FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA008), Oct 21, 2003: Bell 47G-2A-1 (N73979), Balm, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional buzzing and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a building.
- [NTSB NYC79DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA13), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G (N73979), Weatherly, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK07), Oct 2, 1972: Bell 47G-4 (N73979), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DPD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPD12), May 21, 1970: Bell 47G4 (N73979), Stamford, TX, substantial damage

## 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 20031021032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032409A), Oct 21, 2003: Bell 47G2A1 (N73979), Balm, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On October 21, 2003, at 11:41 EDT, a Bell helicopter, BHT-47G-2A1, N73979, registered to central Florida flying service inc., collided with a building…
- [Accident 19790506007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506007299A), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G (N73979), Weatherly, PA, Destroyed. Helicopter struck powerlines during low level surveillance.

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