# N471KC: 1959 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2422
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1975
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1998
- Last registry action: February 1, 2001
- Mode S code: A5C5B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Moore J Clinton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20J%20CLINTON)
- Location: [Wauchula, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Wauchula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5709° N, 81.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33873, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471KC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=471KC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471KC-2018-01-24

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.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 ATL07LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA052), Mar 17, 2007: Bell 47G2A (N471KC), Huntsville, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA83LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA196), Aug 5, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N471KC), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20070317005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317005159A), Mar 17, 2007: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Meridinville, AL, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he had a loss of power and autorotated into a soft field for landing. The aircraft skids sank into the soil and caused the aircraft to…
- [Incident 19851016054949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016054949I), Oct 16, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck ditch while hovering during instructional flight. Damage to rotor blades, drive shaft.
- [Accident 19830805043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805043599A), Aug 5, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Student pulled up collective after touchdown and full aft cyclid. Low RPM and aft cyclic, rotors severed tailboom.

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