# N9417A: 1968 Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3808
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1980
- Last registry action: April 10, 2009
- Mode S code: AD142D
- Owner when cancelled: [Pilot Personnel International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOT%20PERSONNEL%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Lebanon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5322° N, 122.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97355, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9417A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9417A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417A-2013-05-22

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-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 SEA86LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA182), Jul 29, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA105), Apr 15, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA174), Jul 19, 1985: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N9417A), Lebanon, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19860728036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728036559A), Jul 28, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. The helicopter struck powerlines during low level flight. The instructor reported that the sun obscured his vision.
- [Accident 19860415012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415012039A), Apr 15, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Let rotor rpms decay after engine power loss. Made a hard landing. The fireproof boot wore a hole in the fuel line.
- [Accident 19850719033019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719033019A), Jul 19, 1985: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Lebanon, OR, Substantial damage. During a hard landing on a sand bar, main rotor blades struck and severed the tail boom. Rotor speed not maintained

## Other aircraft with N9417A

- [Cancelled 2024-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417A-2024-08-10): Aurora Flight Sciences SKIRON X, S/N 1001. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Belgrade, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Belgrade)
- [Cancelled 1956-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417A-1956-03-26): Cessna 140A, S/N 15238. Owner: [Clinton Aviaiton Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLINTON%20AVIAITON%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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