# N4997U: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2018-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 622
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1982
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2015
- Last registry action: February 2, 2015
- Mode S code: A634E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Wall Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALL%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5816° N, 112.0081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85028, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4997U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4997U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997U-2018-07-12

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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.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 MKC79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA01), Nov 14, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N4997U), St Louis, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19900412008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412008509A), Apr 12, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N4997U), Colt, AR, Substantial damage. Generator failed on night run over peach orchard. Damaged skids and chopped off tail boom on run on night landing.
- [Accident 19781114038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114038249A), Nov 14, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N4997U), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Tie-down not removed prior to lift-off.

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