# N2220W: 1969 Bell 47G-3B-2, 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-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6750
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1981
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A1EADC
- Owner when cancelled: [Yellow Bird Flying M Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YELLOW%20BIRD%20FLYING%20M%20INC)
- Location: [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7793° N, 106.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87031, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2220W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2220W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220W-2015-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-3B-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2.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 DEN79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA065), Sep 20, 1979: Bell 47G (N2220W), Deming, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX71FUQ89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ89), Jun 7, 1971: Bell 47G3B2 (N2220W), Pacoima, CA, 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 19790920040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920040399A), Sep 20, 1979: Bell 47G3 (N2220W), Deming, TX, Destroyed. Put helicopter in vertical climb to miss power-lines. Stalled, dropped vertically to ground impact.

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