# N1657: 1947 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 29, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1978
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A1078E
- Owner when cancelled: [Waitsburg Helicopter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAITSBURG%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Waitsburg, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Waitsburg)
- Owner type: Partnership
- 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/N1657
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 SEA72DYG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG45), Jun 4, 1972: Bell 47G-2 (N1657), Warden, 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.

- [Incident 20070629011829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070629011829I), Jun 29, 2007: Bell 47G2 (N1657), Oroville, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Operator was conducting cherry drying operations at the time of the incident. Operator was hovering over trees blowing off water on the cherries when the…

## Other aircraft with N1657

- [Cancelled 1971-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657-1971-12-16): Sikorsky UH-19D, S/N 52-7606. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Stinson Field Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STINSON%20FIELD%20AIRCRAFT), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1935-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657-1935-08-20): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 863. Owner: [Leonard Pieper](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20PIEPER), [Beaver Dam, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Beaver%20Dam)

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