# N7938J: 1971 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2016-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2016
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-435B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435b) (registry code 41519)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-228](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25043
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, weather control
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1994
- Last registry action: April 19, 2016
- Mode S code: AAC6A3
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7938J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7938J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7938J-2016-11-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2013FA0000606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000606), Sep 25, 2013: GRIP. CRACKED. DURING LOW LEVEL CROP APPLICATION, PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION, LANDED ACFT. NOTICED A CRACK IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GRIP DURING A VISUAL INSPE
- [SDR 96ZZZX3995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3995), Jul 2, 1996: LOCKWASHER. FAILED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, METAL IN OIL SCREEN PROBLEM, A TANG WAS FOUND IN SUMP SUCTION SCREEN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF METAL. TENTATI

## 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 LAX03LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA226), Jul 6, 2003: Bell 47 G5 (N7938J), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a piston connecting rod during an aerial application, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

## 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 20030706018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706018439A), Jul 6, 2003: Bell 47G5 (N7938J), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported he had made several passes during an aerial application flight. While on the downwind leg the engine shuttered violently then quit.…

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