# N17271: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1994-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1994
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 221
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1986
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A12402
- Owner when cancelled: [Gold Coast Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLD%20COAST%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9431° N, 80.2147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33169, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17271
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17271-1994-04-12

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 MIA87IA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA185), Jun 17, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N17271), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA085), Jan 28, 1985: Bell 47-G (N17271), Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKT61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT61), May 7, 1971: Bell 47G (N17271), Homstead, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA68A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0040), Oct 25, 1967: Bell 47G (N17271), Davie, FL, 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.

- [Accident 19850128001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850128001809A), Jan 28, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N17271), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Wind gust blew helicopter towards fuel tanks during aerial taxi. Landed when full cyclic control did not stop drift

## Other aircraft with N17271

- [Cancelled 2020-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17271-2020-08-27): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12561. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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