# N2238W: 1970 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- 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: 7704
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1991
- Last registry action: May 3, 2000
- Mode S code: A1EFAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Big Eye Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20EYE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: Tumon, GU, Guam
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2238W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2238W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2238W-2012-08-30

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-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a.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 FTW90DPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ05), Apr 14, 1990: Bell 47G-4A (N2238W), Bixby, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO UNDETERMINED MECHANICAL FAILURE.
- [NTSB DEN87DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTG02), Sep 8, 1987: Bell 47G-4A (N2238W), Minot, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM18), Dec 28, 1972: Bell 47G-4A (N2238W), Suffern, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900414009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414009099A), Apr 14, 1990: Bell 47G4A (N2238W), Bixby, OK, Destroyed. Loud bang during a final spray run. Spray boom hit the wheat and helicopter crashed ejecting pilot. Cause unknown.
- [Accident 19870908050469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908050469A), Sep 8, 1987: Bell 47G4A (N2238W), Minot, ND, Substantial damage. The helicopter lost rotor speed after encountering its own wake during spraying. Valve failure prevented load dump.
- [Incident 19820514041879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514041879I), May 14, 1982: Bell 47G (N2238W), North Brunswick, NJ, Minor damage. Cylinder connecting rod bolt failed. Auto rotated into brush, damaging the tail rotor.

## Other aircraft with N2238W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2238W): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau STANDARD CIRRUS B, S/N 422G, built 1974

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