# N2996W: 1972 Bell 47G-5A, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (registry code 1181034)
- 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: 25083
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1972
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1979
- Last registry action: October 9, 1987
- Mode S code: A31A28
- Owner when cancelled: [Zeta Fishing Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZETA%20FISHING%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7326° N, 118.2779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90731, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2996W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2996W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996W-2013-07-18

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-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a.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 LAX86LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA211), May 6, 1986: Bell 47G-5A (N2996W), Agana, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860506076999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506076999A), May 6, 1986: Bell 47G5A (N2996W), Agana, Guam, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor blades struck the ship as aircraft lifted off with a skid tiedown rope attached. Aircraft sank in ocean.

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