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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N73983

N73983 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-2A-1 built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 28, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell 47G-2A-1 cancelled August 28, 2013

Serial number
2873
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 13, 1989
Last FAA action
November 20, 2007
Last owner
Pacific Aero Services INC (Corporation)
Phoenix, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N73983

FTW82IA268Incident on July 3, 1982 at Near Mertzon, TX: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G2A1 · serial 2873

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