# N59400: 1973 Bell 47G-5A, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (registry code 1181034)
- 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: 25138
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 2005
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2005
- Last registry action: November 2, 2017
- Mode S code: A7AEB4
- Owner when cancelled: [English Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLISH%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59400
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59400-2020-12-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA110), Jul 2, 1994: Bell 47-G5 (N59400), Wareham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC86LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA191), Jul 20, 1986: Bell 47G-5A (N59400), Portland, CT, 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 19940702017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017159A), Jul 2, 1994: Bell 47G5A (N59400), Wareham, MA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel surveying dusting site. Too slow and low for safe autorotation. Impact in bog. Rotors chopped tail.
- [Accident 19860720034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034619A), Jul 20, 1986: Bell 47G5A (N59400), Portland, CT, Substantial damage. The engine failed during takeoff. The helicopter landed on a sandbank. Cause of engine failure is undetermined.

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