# N1400W: 1969 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- 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: 7657
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1984
- Last registry action: November 13, 2013
- Mode S code: A0A51D
- Owner when cancelled: [Morris Marshall Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20MARSHALL%20JR)
- Location: [Sumter, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Sumter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8193° N, 80.3172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29150, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1400W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1400W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400W-2018-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a.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 ATL83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA379), Sep 25, 1983: Bell 47G-4A (N1400W), Wise, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD50), Aug 19, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N1400W), Lafayette, LA, 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 19830925054069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925054069A), Sep 25, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N1400W), Wise, VA, Substantial damage. Student allowed a tail rotor strike while transitioning to a hover from a power approach lost control. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19790819024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819024929A), Aug 19, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N1400W), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Instructor on demo of autorotation landing. Made hard landing. Rotors chopped off tailboom.

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