I'd bet that the 73A markings are so someone (oil industry with rigs in the
gulf, for instance) can identify their aircraft at long range - "Is that one
of our helicopters landing on the oil rig?" The 73A may be part of an N
number, or may not have anything to do with the N number at all.

KB


"David Stiles" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
>
>
>
>

Maybe I need my eyes checked, but I don't see 73A anywhere on that aircraft.
I see 67641, comes back to US ARMY out of Ft. Rucker, AL.

"Kyle Boatright" > wrote in message
. ..
> I'd bet that the 73A markings are so someone (oil industry with rigs in
the
> gulf, for instance) can identify their aircraft at long range - "Is that
one
> of our helicopters landing on the oil rig?" The 73A may be part of an N
> number, or may not have anything to do with the N number at all.
>
> KB
>
>
> "David Stiles" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>