# N5474A: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2898
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1984
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1991
- Last registry action: August 28, 2000
- Mode S code: A6F4D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Butz Richard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTZ%20RICHARD%20H)
- Location: [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5126° N, 122.1889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98056, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5474A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5474A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5474A-2013-07-08

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-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.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 SEA91LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA251), Sep 26, 1991: Bell BH-47-G3B1 (N5474A), Rock Island, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE LANDING ON A TRAILER.

## 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 19910925042949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925042949A), Sep 25, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N5474A), Rock Island, WA, Destroyed. Tried to land on his helicopter trailer. Skid hung up with craft part way on trailer. Jumped. Helicopter rolled off

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