# N7901S: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6576
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2003
- Last registry action: October 24, 2011
- Mode S code: AABA91
- Owners when cancelled: [Lojko Jan DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOJKO%20JAN%20DBA), [Great Lakes Helicopter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20LAKES%20HELICOPTER)
- Location: [Dryden, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dryden)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9382° N, 83.1545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48428, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7901S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7901S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7901S-2018-01-09

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-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 FTW98TA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA099), Jan 15, 1998: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N7901S), Magdalena, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm. A factor was a lack of recent experience in the type of operation being performed.
- [NTSB LAX80DUK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUK06), Sep 24, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Seligam, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76AA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA112), Jul 17, 1976: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Petersburg, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK71DVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA40), Nov 19, 1970: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Grant Cove, CA, 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 19980115000369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980115000369A), Jan 15, 1998: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Magdalena, NM, Substantial damage. Low flying for coyote survey encountered dwondraft unalbe to recover struck terrain. (.4)the helicopter was being used in the federal government's predator…

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