# N1143W: Bell 47G-4, registration cancelled 1970-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1970
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3166
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1965
- Mode S code: A03DE5
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1143W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143W-1970-05-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW69A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0073), Apr 14, 1969: Bell 47G-4 (N1143W), Sabine, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1143W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143W): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-0587, built 1981

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