# N96MB: 1958 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2007-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2443
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1996
- Last registry action: January 29, 2007
- Mode S code: AD5AE2
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3806° N, 97.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96MB-2007-04-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.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 CHI04CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA229), Aug 14, 2004: Bell 47G2 (N96MB), Muncie, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The engine failure for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's inability to properly level-off for landing due to the low rotor speed, which resulted in the hard landing. The low altitude where the…
- [NTSB MIA00LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA176), May 27, 2000: Bell 47G-2 (N96MB), Fort Walton Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command during the forced landing and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20040814028089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814028089A), Aug 14, 2004: Bell 47G2 (N96MB), Muncie, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 14, 2004 at 1545 EST, a Bell BHT-47-G2, N96MB, registered to gerald m. conley lost engine power and made an autorotation to Reese airport,…
- [Accident 20000527004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527004669A), May 27, 2000: Bell 47G2 (N96MB), Ft Walton Beach, FL, Substantial damage. PIC reported lost power during takeoff from a private strip on fort Walton Beach, FL. His intent was to fly two passengers on a sight-seeing flight over the…

## Other aircraft with N96MB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96MB): Textron C90GTI, S/N LJ-2157, built 2018

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