# N977B: 1955 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1337
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1989
- Last registry action: January 9, 2002
- Mode S code: AD9DBF
- Owners when cancelled: [Richard P Naylor Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20P%20NAYLOR%20INC%20DBA), [Tampa Bay Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAMPA%20BAY%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977B-2015-05-15

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-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 ANC71FAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAA19), Sep 25, 1970: Bell 47G-2 (N977B), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0004), Aug 17, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N977B), Kakhonak, AK, substantial damage

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