# N2280W: 1969 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7970
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1970
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1993
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A20126
- Owner when cancelled: [Pan Pacific Trading Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20PACIFIC%20TRADING%20CORP)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6183° N, 122.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98004, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280W-2014-09-16

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.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 LAX94LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA386), Sep 17, 1994: Bell 47G-5 (N2280W), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with the water for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19940917035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917035599A), Sep 17, 1994: Bell 47G5 (N2280W), Guam, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Collided with ocean while fish spotting. Observed to descend into water. Found inverted. One float torn off.

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