# N62446: 1968 Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2003-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-304](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7655
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1988
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2000
- Last registry action: October 13, 2000
- Mode S code: A8281C
- Owner when cancelled: [Deep South Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEEP%20SOUTH%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Jennings, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Jennings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2664° N, 92.6736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70546, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62446
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62446
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62446-2003-01-16

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-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a.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 FTW02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA186), Jun 23, 2002: Bell 47G4 (N62446), Grand Lake, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to control the helicopter in a hover due to the restricted movement of the cyclic for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW82DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG07), Nov 2, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N62446), Telegraph, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20020623015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623015009A), Jun 23, 2002: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Grandlake, LA, No damage. (-23) During take off from an unimproved landing area a passenger blocked the cyclic control resulting in the right skid contacting the ground. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19990817012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012379I), Aug 17, 1999: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Sparta, TN, Minor damage, 1 fatal. 1967 Bell 47G-4A had to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons shortly after take-off, after exiting the acft the pilot was struck and killed by the…
- [Accident 19811102071589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071589A), Nov 2, 1981: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Telegraph, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter entered prestall vibration during low altitude hover. Lost control. Impact cut tail boom broke skids.

## Other aircraft with N62446

- [Cancelled 2008-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62446-2008-06-16): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10720. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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