# N1071Z: 1961 Bell 47G, registration cancelled 2002-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS 1E2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 999
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1965
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1989
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A02148
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcfall Garry DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCFALL%20GARRY%20DBA), [Action Copters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACTION%20COPTERS)
- Location: [Kennedale, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kennedale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6362° N, 97.2164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76060, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1071Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1071Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1071Z-2002-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 47G: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA007), Oct 20, 1990: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING TAILWIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.
- [NTSB SEA73DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA05), Aug 6, 1972: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Murtaugh, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0027), Sep 15, 1965: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19901020046509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046509A), Oct 20, 1990: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. While hover taxiing in gusty surface wind rotor speed decayed. Elected to land on uneven ground. Rolled over.

## Other aircraft with N1071Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1071Z): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9826, built 2005

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