# N73982: 1963 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: 2889
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1985
- Last registry action: November 11, 1988
- Mode S code: A9F005
- Owner when cancelled: [Frontier Pacific Acft Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTIER%20PACIFIC%20ACFT%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8089° N, 118.1785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73982
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73982-2013-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 DEN67A0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0021), Sep 15, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N73982), Old Faithful, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0051), Jan 7, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N73982), Yreka, CA, substantial damage

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