# N1502L: 1964 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7945
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1980
- Last registry action: June 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A0CCD8
- Owners when cancelled: [Tiller W J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILLER%20W%20J%20DBA), [Tiller Helicopter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TILLER%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Alice, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alice)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7243° N, 98.1345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78332, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1502L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1502L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1502L-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.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 FTW95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA239), May 30, 1995: Bell 47G-5 (N1502L), Falfurrias, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT INSTALLATION OF AN UNAPPROVED PART (TAIL ROTOR GEAR/DRIVE ASSEMBLY), THAT BECAME EXCESSIVELY WORN SINCE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE…

## 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 19950530048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950530048329A), May 30, 1995: Bell 47G5 (N1502L), Rachel, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive assemblequill shaft gear and bearing failed. Possible cloged oil passage from gear box to drive assembly caused by material worn off the quill…

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