# N1915B: 1965 Bell 47G-4, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3355
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1966
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1987
- Last registry action: September 20, 2005
- Mode S code: A16EEB
- Owner when cancelled: [J F Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20F%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Mc Cordsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mc%20Cordsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8884° N, 85.9023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46055, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1915B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1915B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1915B-2015-04-30

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-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4.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 CHI02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA142), May 24, 2002: Bell 47G-4 (N1915B), Muncie, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control during hover taxi. Inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, the light rain, and the light pole were factors in the accident.

## 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 20020524019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524019919A), May 24, 2002: Bell 47G4 (N1915B), Muncie, IN, Destroyed. (.19) On may 24, 2002, at 1420 central daylight time, helicopter Bell 47G-4, N1915B, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when the main rotor…

## Other aircraft with N1915B

- [Cancelled 1971-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1915B-1971-10-15): Luscombe 8A, S/N 6342. Owner: [Wolf Paul J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLF%20PAUL%20J), [Washington, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Washington)

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