# N73989: Bell 47G-2A-1, registration cancelled 1971-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2879
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1963
- Mode S code: A9F00C
- Owner when cancelled: [Chicago Helicopter Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20HELICOPTER%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73989
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73989-1971-11-22

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-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 CHI72AC013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC013), Aug 10, 1971: Bell 47G2A1 (N73989), Bellwood, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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