# N8122J: 1970 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25005
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1970
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1986
- Last registry action: May 2, 2001
- Mode S code: AB1371
- Owner when cancelled: [Claire Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAIRE%20DENNIS)
- Location: [Paynesville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Paynesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4020° N, 94.7122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56362, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8122J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8122J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8122J-2013-09-17

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5.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 CHI86FER11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER11), Jun 17, 1986: Bell 47G-5 (N8122J), Brooten, MN, 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 19860616025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616025279A), Jun 16, 1986: Bell 47G5 (N8122J), Brooten, MN, Destroyed. Spray boom contacted crops during dusting operation. Helicopter rolled into the ground and caught fire.

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