# N4242A: 1957 Bell 47G, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1975
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1984
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: A50D1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft & Helicopter Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20SVC%20INC)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7956° N, 116.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4242A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4242A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242A-2014-10-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.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 LAX82FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA341), Sep 11, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N4242A), San Diego, CA, destroyed

## 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.

- [Incident 19800226027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800226027369I), Feb 26, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N4242A), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Engine stopped. Cause undetermined.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 22 and the registry's model code.

- [N182JR, cancelled 2019-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182JR-2019-10-17): Bell 47G, S/N 22, built 1947. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20CONSULTANCY%20INC%20TRUSTEE), Norfolk

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