# N178B: 1948 Bell 47G, registration cancelled 1977-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47D32
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1976
- Mode S code: A136FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Mft Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MFT%20LEASING)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178B-1977-07-21

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.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 DEN77FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM06), Oct 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N178B), Beaver, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA74DTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI14), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N178B), Missoula, MT, 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 19761015035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015035169A), Oct 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N178B), Beaver, UT, Substantial damage. Wires varied in height from 30 to 200FT AGL.
- [Accident 19731202038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202038299A), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 47G (N178B), Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Stud prctcng slope lnds to heliport,5 deg slp.

## Other aircraft with N178B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178B): Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B, S/N 125, built 1973

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