# N1159W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 4, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1159W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1159W

## Aircraft that carried N1159W

- [Cancelled 2021-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159W-2021-12-04): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 2941, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Treblig LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TREBLIG%20LLC), [Paradise, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paradise)

## NTSB investigations on N1159W (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA019), Nov 2, 2018: Bell 47G (N1159W), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB MIA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA152), May 9, 1986: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Panama City, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80DLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA09), Aug 16, 1980: Bell 47G (N1159W), Blakely, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1159W (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20181102023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102023229A), Nov 2, 2018: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Iowa Park, TX, Destroyed. The pilot preflighted the helicopter on Friday morning before flying it 65 NM from his home to F14, about a 20 minute flight. He landed and meet with his CFI.…
- [Accident 19860509016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509016679A), May 9, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N1159W), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power due to carburetor ice. Main rotor blade severed tail boom on landing. Did not use carburetor heat.
- [Accident 19800816066009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816066009A), Aug 16, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N1159W), Blakely, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot became incapacitated during spray operation. Hit wires. Had been overexposed to toxic parathion.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.