# N179B: 1948 Bell 47G, 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](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-238](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1960
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1982
- Last registry action: February 10, 1994
- Mode S code: A13AB5
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Wade Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20WADE%20ALLEN)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7914° N, 122.2445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179B-2014-09-10

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

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 OAK76DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD44-154315), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK76DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG16), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3405), Aug 15, 1964: Bell 47G (N179B), Alameda, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760719023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023509A), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, Destroyed. Power loss and vibration cause undetermined due impact damage and long time salt water submersion.
- [Accident 19750825030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750825030339A), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, Substantial damage. Da 4000FT.transition to hover ovr river,lost RPM,settled into river.

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