# N5161B: 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: December 17, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5161B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5161B

## Aircraft that carried N5161B

- [Cancelled 2014-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5161B-2014-12-17): Bell 47G-2, S/N 1979, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Albany Ag Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBANY%20AG%20AIR%20INC), [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)

## NTSB investigations on N5161B (4)

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 SEA75DYC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC40), May 31, 1975: Bell 47G-2A (N5161B), Corvallis, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA74DYE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE39), Mar 3, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE20), Oct 8, 1973: Bell 47F-2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX65A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0087), Apr 20, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Chino, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5161B (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 19750531016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750531016959A), May 31, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Loader filled chemical tanks fm 30-40FT hose. Gave plt thumbs up for tkof with hose still attached.
- [Accident 19740303006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303006179A), Mar 3, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, Substantial damage. Clutch slipped during vertical lift. Unable to reengage clutch,hit stumps,cause of malf unknown.
- [Accident 19731008033599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008033599A), Oct 8, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, Substantial damage. Clutch shoes,pn 47-G20-609-05 were glazed. M/r system wouldnt engage. Stump covered area.

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