# N616X: Bell 47G, registration cancelled 1997-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C5015
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1996
- Last registry action: February 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A80715
- Owner when cancelled: [Kentucky Wing & Rotor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENTUCKY%20WING%20%26%20ROTOR%20INC)
- Location: [West Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/West%20Paducah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0828° N, 88.7727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42086, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=616X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616X-1997-03-06

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ATL95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA171), Sep 21, 1995: Bell 47G (N616X), Union City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a #4 connecting rod bolt, which resulted in engine stoppage and a forced landing.
- [NTSB DIA69D0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0078), Sep 18, 1968: Bell 47G (N616X), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3113), Jul 29, 1964: Bell 47G (N616X), Dublin, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19950921029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029719A), Sep 21, 1995: Bell 47G (N616X), Union City, TN, Substantial damage. Vibration en route. Made run on landing in bean field. Skids tangled in beans. Rolled over. Connecting rod broken.

## Other aircraft with N616X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616X): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 8817, built 2022

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