# N8573F: 1966 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7505
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1974
- Last registry action: March 21, 2008
- Mode S code: ABC420
- Owner when cancelled: [Tiller W J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILLER%20W%20J)
- Location: [Alice, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alice)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7243° N, 98.1345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78332, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8573F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8573F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8573F-2013-05-14

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-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a.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 FTW82DRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG16), Dec 9, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N8573F), Encinal, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG52), Aug 24, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N8573F), Alice, TX, 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 19811209079339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209079339A), Dec 9, 1981: Bell 47G4A (N8573F), Encinal, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during autorotation after power failure on liftoff.
- [Accident 19790824027239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824027239A), Aug 24, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N8573F), Alice, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor gear box bearing failed.

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