# N73991: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2002-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 2002
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2897
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1987
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: A9F027
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73991
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73991-2002-02-19

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 (3)

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 LAX83LUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUJ05), Nov 21, 1982: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N73991), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73AL009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL009), Aug 30, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N73991), Tuba City, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX67A0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0083), Mar 8, 1967: Bell 47G3B1 (N73991), Kingman, AZ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19821121060569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121060569A), Nov 21, 1982: Bell 47G3B1 (N73991), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Failed to use sufficient collective to flare from a fast approach. Tail rotor struck the ground.

## Other aircraft with N73991

- [Cancelled 2006-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73991-2006-12-15): Raytheon C90GT, S/N LJ-1801. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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