# N4690: 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: March 5, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4690
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690

## Aircraft that carried N4690

- [Cancelled 2018-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4690-2018-03-05): Bell 47G-2, S/N BB2383, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Penn Tex Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENN%20TEX%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Jeanerette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Jeanerette)

## NTSB investigations on N4690 (3)

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 CEN14LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA415), Aug 10, 2014: Bell 47G 2 (N4690), Jeanerette, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to operate an unairworthy helicopter, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB MKC88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA092), May 19, 1988: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Mc Dougal, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA30), Jun 14, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Naylor, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4690 (3)

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 20140810014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014299A), Aug 10, 2014: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Jeanerette, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter was observed to make a 180 degree turn from a northerly direction to the south. Upon turning around the helicopter was observed descending and then…
- [Accident 19880519015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519015849A), May 19, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Mcdougal, AR, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a tree while maneuvering to land to adjust a sprayboom nozzle. Chopped off tailboom.
- [Accident 19780614014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014359A), Jun 14, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Naylor, MO, Substantial damage. Wires.

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