# N23BS: 1980 Smith WCS 222 (BELL 47-G), registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith WCS 222 (BELL 47-G)](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-wcs-222-bell-47-g) (registry code 1301532)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: WCS001
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1980
- Last registry action: March 27, 1984
- Mode S code: A20651
- Location: [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 65.4908° N, 150.1581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99767, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BS-2012-08-13

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 Smith WCS 222 (BELL 47-G): https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-wcs-222-bell-47-g.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 MIA82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA028), Jan 2, 1982: Smith WCS-222 (Bell 47G) (N23BS), Miami, FL, 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 19820102000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000189A), Jan 2, 1982: Bell 47G (N23BS), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine connecting rod failure. Engine fire. Made hard autorotate landing in a school yard. Fire put out on ground.

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