# N47VS: Bell 47G, registration cancelled 1990-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1394
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A5C0AD
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47VS-1990-07-20

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: 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 SEA89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA177), Sep 25, 1989: Bell 47G (N47VS), Corvallis, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT'S ACTIONS, WHICH RESULED IN HARD LANDINGS.…

## 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 19890925036039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925036039A), Sep 25, 1989: Bell 47G (N47VS), Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Allowed student to hit runway several times during hover. Helicopter rolled over corroded motor mount fractured.
- [Incident 19821018058919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018058919I), Oct 18, 1982: Bell 47G (N47VS), Overton, NV, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel. Tail boom struck the ground on autorotative landing to a sloped surface. No solo endorsement.

## Other aircraft with N47VS

- [Cancelled 2006-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47VS-2006-07-03): Bell/Snow Van OH 58, S/N 73-21890. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Snow Van](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNOW%20VAN), [Overton, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Overton)

---
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.