# N23BS: 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: August 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BS

## Aircraft that carried N23BS

- [Cancelled 2012-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BS-2012-08-13): Smith WCS 222 (BELL 47-G), S/N WCS001, built 1980. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)

## NTSB investigations on N23BS (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 MIA82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA028), Jan 2, 1982: Smith WCS-222 (Bell 47G) (N23BS), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23BS (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 19820102000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000189A), Jan 2, 1982: Bell 47G (N23BS), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine connecting rod failure. Engine fire. Made hard autorotate landing in a school yard. Fire put out on ground.

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