# N28938: 1970 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- 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: 7728
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2006
- Last registry action: April 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A2F24C
- Owner when cancelled: [Inland Crop Dusters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INLAND%20CROP%20DUSTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Shafter, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Shafter)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4872° N, 119.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93263, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28938
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28938
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28938-2018-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 WPR10LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA117), Jan 22, 2010: Bell 47G-4A (N28938), Shafter, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of a main rotor blade counterweight due to corrosion. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the operator to perform the initial and recurrent inspections required by a Service…
- [NTSB LAX87DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD01), Feb 2, 1987: Bell 47G4A (N28938), Stockton, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20100122026059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100122026059A), Jan 22, 2010: Bell 47G-4A (N28938), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was nearing his first aerial application pass traveling in a northwest direction, turning and decending. Approximate altitude of 80 feet and…
- [Accident 19870202002229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202002229A), Feb 2, 1987: Bell 47G4A (N28938), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation and the helicopter made a hard landing. Fuel disconnect fitting fatigued.

## Other aircraft with N28938

- [Cancelled 1963-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28938-1963-04-02): Ercoupe 415-C, S/N 33, built 1941

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