# N1215W: 1960 Bell 47G-2A-1, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2596
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1989
- Last registry action: January 9, 2002
- Mode S code: A05A85
- Owners when cancelled: [Richard P Naylor Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20P%20NAYLOR%20INC%20DBA), [Tampa Bay Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAMPA%20BAY%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1215W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1215W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215W-2014-09-03

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-2A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1.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 IAD75DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIJ03), Aug 10, 1974: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Layland, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FIJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIJ25), Jun 7, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Stickney, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69F0394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0394), Apr 8, 1969: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Dunbar, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19740810029289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810029289A), Aug 10, 1974: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Layland, WV, Substantial damage. Drg atmpt to spray uphill,lost rotor RPM,struck trees drg dscnt.
- [Accident 19730607015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607015789A), Jun 7, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Stickney, WV, Destroyed. Surveying spray area. Hit pwr lines. Truck high tension wires.

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