# N2996W: 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: July 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2996W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2996W

## Aircraft that carried N2996W

- [Cancelled 2013-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996W-2013-07-18): Bell 47G-5A, S/N 25083, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Zeta Fishing Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZETA%20FISHING%20COMPANY%20INC), [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)

## NTSB investigations on N2996W (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 LAX86LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA211), May 6, 1986: Bell 47G-5A (N2996W), Agana, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2996W (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 19860506076999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506076999A), May 6, 1986: Bell 47G5A (N2996W), Agana, Guam, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor blades struck the ship as aircraft lifted off with a skid tiedown rope attached. Aircraft sank in ocean.

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