# N967B: 1954 Bell 47G, registration cancelled 2009-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1306
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1977
- Last registry action: November 26, 1977
- Mode S code: AD7640
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmitt John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMITT%20JOHN%20E)
- Location: [Melvin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Melvin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2071° N, 99.6145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76858, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N967B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=967B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967B-2009-09-17

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW78FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA032), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N967B), Eola, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC76FCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ32), Feb 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N967B), Charleston, KS, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19780315012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315012399A), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N967B), Eola, TX, Destroyed. Plt not helicopter rated,tail rotor thrust bearing failed.t/r blapreviously damaged.
- [Accident 19760215005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760215005739A), Feb 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N967B), Charleston, KS, Substantial damage. Prior to slide-on type lndg plt rptd he felt like he ran out of up collective ctl.

## Other aircraft with N967B

- [Cancelled 2025-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967B-2025-10-08): Cessna 501, S/N 5010161, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [International Air Services Inc Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)

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