# N987B: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1965-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1407
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1956
- Mode S code: ADC53E
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Bridgeport, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Bridgeport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=987B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987B-1965-08-16

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 (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 FTW65A0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0125), Jun 12, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N987B), Rio Grand Cty, TX, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N987B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987B): Sikorsky UH-60A, S/N 81-23572

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