# N1161N: 1948 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1963
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A04505
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Kermit D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20KERMIT%20D)
- Location: [Waitsburg, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Waitsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2367° N, 118.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99361, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1161N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1161N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1161N-2017-02-16

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA120), Jun 24, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N1161N), Centralia, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE OVER TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WITH THE TREES AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. THE TREES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB UNK64X2935](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2935), Jul 19, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N1161N), Toppenish, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19890624017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624017339A), Jun 24, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N1161N), Centralia, WA, Destroyed. Lost tail rotor authority on a swath run turn around. Hit ground rotating to the right.

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