# N12412: Bell-K-Copter 47G-2, registration cancelled 2020-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell-K-Copter 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2) (registry code 1181066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1487
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1988
- Last registry action: January 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A06524
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitehead Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITEHEAD%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [Harlingen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Harlingen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1938° N, 97.7507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78552, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12412
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12412
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12412-2020-05-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-K-Copter 47G-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2.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 MKC82DA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA159), Aug 27, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Palo, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD60), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Oskaloosa, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD52), Mar 20, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Hanlontown, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19820827042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042189A), Aug 27, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Palo, IA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel contamination.
- [Accident 19760729021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729021969A), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Oskaloosa, IA, Destroyed. Loud noise,like a backfire,prior to pwr loss.
- [Accident 19730320005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320005549A), Mar 20, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Hanlontown, IA, Substantial damage. Seeding new highway right of way,rotor blade hit sign post.

## Other aircraft with N12412

- [Cancelled 1940-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12412-1940-11-15): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-178. Owner: [Akers Melvin B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKERS%20MELVIN%20B), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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