# N4048G: Bell 205A, registration cancelled 1971-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 205A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a) (registry code 1181413)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30010
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1968
- Mode S code: A4BEF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4048G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048G-1971-03-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 205A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a.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 ANC69A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0038), Jan 26, 1969: Bell 205A (N4048G), Tyonek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4048G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048G): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 1293, built 2023
- [Cancelled 2011-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048G-2011-05-14): Quicksilver SPORT II, S/N RAS2095. Owner: [Rainbow Aviation Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20AVIATION%20SERVICES), [Corning, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corning)
- [Cancelled 2005-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048G-2005-09-28): Raytheon B36TC, S/N EA-648. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Asn Aero Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASN%20AERO%20LEASING%20LLC), [Warren, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Warren)
- [Cancelled 1997-01-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048G-1997-01-22): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7915. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Van Allen Wayne C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20ALLEN%20WAYNE%20C), [Valatie, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Valatie)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.