# N5120B: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1997-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1993
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A66B37
- Owner when cancelled: [Joyner Enterprises L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYNER%20ENTERPRISES%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7131° N, 117.1731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5120B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-1997-02-11

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-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 MKC90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA088), Apr 18, 1990: Bell 47 (N5120B), Oakdale, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SLIPPING ROTOR DRIVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY COMPANY PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE STATIC WIRES IN THE PATH.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19900418010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010139A), Apr 18, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N5120B), Oakdale, MN, Substantial damage. Engine overspeed. Autorotated to hard landing. Just out of annual had worn out clutch assembly and parts.

## Other aircraft with N5120B

- [Cancelled 2015-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-2015-06-24): Bailot Norman P PERCEPTOR SUPER PUP, S/N 133. First renewal notice. Owner: [Bailot Norman P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILOT%20NORMAN%20P), [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)
- [Cancelled 2002-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-2002-03-22): Boeing CH 47SD, S/N M4142. Exported to Taiwan. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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