# N1161N: 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: February 16, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1161N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1161N

## Aircraft that carried N1161N

- [Cancelled 2017-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1161N-2017-02-16): Bell 47G-2, S/N 42, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jones Kermit D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20KERMIT%20D), [Waitsburg, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Waitsburg)

## NTSB investigations on N1161N (2)

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 SEA89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA120), Jun 24, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N1161N), Centralia, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE OVER TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WITH THE TREES AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. THE TREES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB UNK64X2935](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2935), Jul 19, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N1161N), Toppenish, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1161N (1)

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 19890624017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624017339A), Jun 24, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N1161N), Centralia, WA, Destroyed. Lost tail rotor authority on a swath run turn around. Hit ground rotating to the right.

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