On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:12:01 -0600, David Stiles >
wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>I've taken a picture of a Bell JetRanger:
>
>http://justsomeaircraftpics.4t.com/
>
>
>I was curious to identify the owner. I wrote FAA and provided a picture but
>they were unable to identify it. They said:
>
>"I researched all the aircraft that ever carried N73A and it appears that
>N73A was never assigned to a Bell Helicoter. If you are able provide a
>serial number, I may be able to assist you further.
>
>In answer to your second question: yes, all civilian aircraft must display a
>registration number, whether it be a United States registration number
>(which begins with "N") or a foreign registration mark (which may be a
>combination of letters or numbers, depending on that country's registration
>system.)"
>
>Should there be an "N" in front of the "73A"? Could there be a small "N"
>number on top of the "73A"? I'm baffled (my normal state of affairs) :-).
>What's the best way to identify ownership of this beast?
>
>

The N number is N67641 and the following link takes you to all the
info on ownership..

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=67641
Chuck