# N4837: Bell 47G, registration cancelled 1994-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1994
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1453
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1986
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A5F70B
- Owner when cancelled: [Gold Coast Helicopters Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLD%20COAST%20HELICOPTERS%20INC.)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9431° N, 80.2147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33169, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4837
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4837
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837-1994-04-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (5)

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 MIA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA077), Mar 3, 1990: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE LOCATION OF TREES WAS A RELATED FACTOR IN THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM…
- [NTSB MIA78FKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT44), Apr 26, 1978: Bell 47G (N4837), North Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKT67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT67), Apr 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N4837), N Miami Beach, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DKT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT10), Aug 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM126), May 26, 1972: Bell 47G (N4837), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19900303003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003059A), Mar 3, 1990: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach after short sightseeing flight. Hard landing severed tail boom. Had run out of fuel.
- [Accident 19780426012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426012899A), Apr 26, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N4837), North Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Bolt,an 174-17,attaching lateral control rod to swashplate assembissing.
- [Accident 19760412010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760412010689A), Apr 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N4837), N Miami Beach, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750830026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830026509A), Aug 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit 4FT bushes.

## Other aircraft with N4837

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4837): Waco GXE, S/N 1996
- [Cancelled 1938-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837-1938-11-18): Travel Air 9000, S/N 421. Owner: [Weaver Leonard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20LEONARD%20D), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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