# N23947: 1957 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2008-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2080
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 2005
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2004
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A22CF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Latham Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATHAM%20GARY)
- Location: [Hayden, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Hayden)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9348° N, 86.7579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35079, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23947
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23947
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23947-2008-01-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.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 DEN06CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA124), Sep 9, 2006: Bell 47G-2 (N23947), Hayden, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: engine fire for reasons undetermined.

## 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 20060909019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060909019989A), Sep 9, 2006: Bell 47G2 (N23947), Hayden, AL, Destroyed. (-23) Approximately one minute into a two minute cool down the pilot reduced throttle to seventeen hundred rpm's. at this time the pilot felt heat on his back,…

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