# N74097: Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 1966-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 1966
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 491
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1963
- Mode S code: A9F63D
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74097
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74097-1966-04-28

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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a.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 FTW66A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0078), Mar 10, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N74097), Venice, LA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N74097

- [Cancelled 2013-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74097-2013-06-05): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, S/N F8B-043, built 1988. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [James Stephen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20STEPHEN%20L), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

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