# N5179B: Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 1968-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 1968
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2212
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1962
- Mode S code: A67F05
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5179B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5179B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5179B-1968-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a.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 FTW68A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0034), Sep 20, 1967: Bell 47G-2A (N5179B), Empire, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5179B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5179B): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208137, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1983-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5179B-1983-03-21): Cessna 152, S/N 15283795, built 1979. Owner: [Cook Airfield Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20AIRFIELD%20INC), [Derby, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Derby)

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