# N7956S: Bell 47G-4A, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 7551
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1982
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AACDD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Lodi Vintage Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LODI%20VINTAGE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Lodi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lodi)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1235° N, 121.1591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95240, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7956S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956S-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX83FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA462), Sep 28, 1983: Bell 47G-4G (N7956S), Lodi, CA, 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 19830927055499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927055499A), Sep 27, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N7956S), Lodi, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit 20 feet above ground on takeoff. Helicopter slid down a bank and rolled on landing. Water found in fuel

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