# N73995: 1963 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- 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: 2786
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1965
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2000
- Last registry action: October 17, 2011
- Mode S code: A9F02B
- Owner when cancelled: [995 Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/995%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Plainfield, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Plainfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2101° N, 89.5048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54966, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73995
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73995-2018-01-08

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b.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 CHI08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA192), Jul 11, 2008: Bell 47G-3B (N73995), Port Edwards, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the helicopter when he inadvertently flared the helicopter and the rotor rpm decayed as a result of sustaining bee stings during an aerial application flight.…
- [NTSB CHI80DEP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP36), Jun 11, 1980: Bell 47G-3B (N73995), Plainfield, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70D0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0132), Nov 20, 1969: Bell 47G-3B (N73995), Alamogordo, NM, 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 20080711841829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711841829A), Jul 11, 2008: Bell 47G3B (N73995), Wisconsin Rapi, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing aerial application of a cranberry bog, bee's entered the cockpit stinging pilot numerous times. This caused the pilot to loose control…
- [Accident 19800611022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611022909A), Jun 11, 1980: Bell 47G3B (N73995), Plainfield, WI, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion occurred during swath run. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing.

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