# N8557F: 1966 Bell 47G-5, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 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: 7803
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1966
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1974
- Last registry action: March 30, 2000
- Mode S code: ABBD3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Yehnert B E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YEHNERT%20B%20E)
- Location: [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1052° N, 117.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91786, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8557F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8557F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8557F-2013-05-14

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-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 LAX72FVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FVA37), Dec 17, 1971: Bell 47G5 (N8557F), Mcfarland, CA, destroyed

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