# N472FW: 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: February 3, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=472FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472FW

## Aircraft that carried N472FW

- [Cancelled 1978-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472FW-1978-02-03): Bell 47G-4A, S/N 7763, built 1971. Owner: [Island Helicopters Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20HELICOPTERS%20CORP), [Garden City, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Garden%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N472FW (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 NYC77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA053), Apr 22, 1977: Bell 47G-4A (N472FW), Hartsdale, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N472FW (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 19770422037699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770422037699A), Apr 22, 1977: Bell 47G4A (N472FW), Hartsdale, NY, Destroyed. Float equipped. Bolts unseated & turned on prop flange. Engine overhaul procedures inadequate.

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