# N73DB: Bell-Daytona Beach 47-G, registration cancelled 1993-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1993
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell-Daytona Beach 47-G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-daytona-beach-47-g) (registry code 1181017)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1277DBA
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1993
- Last registry action: October 13, 1993
- Mode S code: A9C8FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlanta Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Ellenwood, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Ellenwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 0.0000° N, 0.0000° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenwood, GA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DB-1993-12-22

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-Daytona Beach 47-G: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-daytona-beach-47-g.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 MIA87LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA240), Sep 4, 1987: Bell 47G (N73DB), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA121), Mar 16, 1985: Bell 47G (N73DB), Erin, TN, 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 19870904050259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904050259A), Sep 4, 1987: Bell 47G (N73DB), New Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Landed on aft part of skids on a practice autorotation. Rocked forward used aft cyclic and rotors chopped tailboom.
- [Accident 19850316007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316007679A), Mar 16, 1985: Bell 47G (N73DB), Erin, TN, Substantial damage. Hard landing during autorotation over powerlines due to loss of power. No STC for engine on helicopter.

## Other aircraft with N73DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73DB): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500, S/N 50000020, built 2009
- [Cancelled 2006-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DB-2006-10-16): Lamb Charles W ZENAIR CH601HD, S/N 6-3467, built 2003. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Beevers Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEEVERS%20DENNIS), [Lady Lake, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lady%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 2000-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DB-2000-10-20): Cessna TU206F, S/N U20603517. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Bennett Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20RICHARD), [Hayden Lake, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Hayden%20Lake)

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