# N7956J: Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 1986-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7761
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1971
- Mode S code: AACDCB
- Owner when cancelled: [Oconnor Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCONNOR%20DENNIS)
- Location: [Victoria, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Victoria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7956J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956J-1986-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 FTW84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA144), Feb 21, 1984: Bell 47G4A (N7956J), Refugio, TX, destroyed

## 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 19840221003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840221003819A), Feb 21, 1984: Bell 47G4A (N7956J), Refugio, TX, Destroyed. Report indicates pilots control inputs caused a tail boom strike by a main rotor while herding cattle.

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