# N4087L: 1969 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- Engine: [Allison T63 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (registry code 03031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E2SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7698
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 2004
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A4CDB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Louisville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1084° N, 89.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39339, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4087L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4087L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4087L-2013-10-29

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-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a.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 DFW05LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA190), Jul 15, 2005: Bell 47G-4A (N4087L), Black Oak, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20050715016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715016059A), Jul 15, 2005: Bell 47G4A (N4087L), Black Oak, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 15, 2005 at 1345 local time rotorcraft N4087L, a Bell BHT-47-G4A piloted by [privacy data omitted] crashed in a field near Black Oak, Arkansas.…

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