# N4427F: 1970 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2015-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- 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: 7971
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 4, 1998
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1997
- Last registry action: August 20, 2013
- Mode S code: A5555E
- Owner when cancelled: [Gomes Farm Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOMES%20FARM%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Spreckels, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Spreckels)
- Physical address: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6247° N, 121.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93962, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4427F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427F-2015-09-18

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.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 WPR15LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA193), Jun 20, 2015: Bell 47G 5 (N4427F), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR10LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA446), Sep 3, 2010: Bell 47G (N4427F), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control.

## 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 20150620011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150620011659A), Jun 20, 2015: Bell 47G-5 (N4427F), Destroyed, 1 fatal. A Bell 47G-5 crashed under unknown circumstances while crop dusting.
- [Accident 20100903045679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903045679A), Sep 3, 2010: Bell 47G-5 (N4427F), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Rotorcraft departed Salinas airport with a special VFR clearance that reported the weather as 2-3 mile visibility with a 100 foot ceiling. While enroute at…

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