N73995 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-3B built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 47G-3B cancelled January 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 2786
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 8, 2000
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2011
- Last owner
- 995 Leasing LLC (Corporation)
Plainfield, WI - Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control; Aerial surveying
NTSB accident and incident record under N73995
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-3B · serial 2786
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. Contributing to the accidnet included the bees and the low altitude.
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