# N1502L: 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: June 21, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1502L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1502L

## Aircraft that carried N1502L

- [Cancelled 2017-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1502L-2017-06-21): Bell 47G-5, S/N 7945, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tiller W J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILLER%20W%20J%20DBA), [Alice, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alice)

## NTSB investigations on N1502L (1)

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 FTW95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA239), May 30, 1995: Bell 47G-5 (N1502L), Falfurrias, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT INSTALLATION OF AN UNAPPROVED PART (TAIL ROTOR GEAR/DRIVE ASSEMBLY), THAT BECAME EXCESSIVELY WORN SINCE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1502L (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 19950530048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950530048329A), May 30, 1995: Bell 47G5 (N1502L), Rachel, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive assemblequill shaft gear and bearing failed. Possible cloged oil passage from gear box to drive assembly caused by material worn off the quill…

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