# N2487B: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1998-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 1998
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1499
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1992
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A25106
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Pacific Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20PACIFIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: Tamuning, GU, Guam
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2487B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487B-1998-01-06

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-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 BFO89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA045), Jun 17, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N2487B), Moundsville, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTIAN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WHILE HOVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN OBSTACLE CAUSING AN OVERLOAD SEPARATION FAILURE OF THE BLADE.
- [NTSB MIA67A0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0086), Feb 19, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N2487B), Ft.Lauderdale, 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 19890617015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015949A), Jun 17, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N2487B), Moundsville, WV, Destroyed. Tail rotor struck a trash barrel while in a prolonged low hover to dry out grass area.

## Other aircraft with N2487B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487B): Condor SPORT, S/N 5503650, built 2002

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