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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N73979

N73979 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-2A-1 built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 17, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell 47G-2A-1 cancelled November 17, 2014

Serial number
2875
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 15, 1984
Last FAA action
July 15, 2008
Last owner
Central Florida Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Balm, FL
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control

NTSB accident and incident record under N73979

MIA04FA008Accident on October 21, 2003 at Balm, FL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-2A-1 · serial 2875

The pilot's intentional buzzing and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a building.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site