# N57RA: 1970 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25006
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1991
- Last registry action: January 13, 2010
- Mode S code: A74D88
- Owners when cancelled: [Orco Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORCO%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Riverside Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVERSIDE%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9084° N, 117.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57RA-2013-07-02

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.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 LAX96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA326), Aug 30, 1996: Bell 47-G5 (N57RA), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate perception of altitude which resulted in an improper flare and subsequent hard landing, and non use of the landing light.

## 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 19960829025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829025929A), Aug 29, 1996: Bell 47G5 (N57RA), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Practice night autorotation ans landing light. Misjudged height. Flared too high. Dropped. Rotor severed tailboom.

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