# N2294W: 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: April 24, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2294W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294W

## Aircraft that carried N2294W

- [Cancelled 2015-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294W-2015-04-24): Bell 47G-5, S/N 7969, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Larry Z Fishing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARRY%20Z%20FISHING%20CO%20INC), [Saipan, MP](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MP/Saipan)

## NTSB investigations on N2294W (5)

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 LAX91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA013), Oct 22, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Antarctica, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ON ADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING ABOVE THE WATER.
- [NTSB LAX81DUK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK02), Sep 4, 1981: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ49), Apr 6, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ05), Jul 27, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71AP032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71AP032), Feb 11, 1971: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), S.Francisco, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2294W (4)

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 19901023046899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023046899A), Oct 23, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), American Samoa, American Samoa, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tail rotor struck ocean wave while herding fish at low altitude. Main rotors struck water. Impacted inverted. Sunk.
- [Accident 19810904055539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055539A), Sep 4, 1981: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported engine problem caused helicopter to descend into cotton on spray run. No engine problems found.
- [Accident 19740406006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406006249A), Apr 6, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Emerg ldg during bright night. Repositioning flt,no load abd.
- [Accident 19730727023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727023009A), Jul 27, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Brown deposits found in carb,intake manifold pipes & valves.

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