# N988B: Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 1975-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 1975
- 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: 1416
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1973
- Mode S code: ADC8F5
- Owner when cancelled: [North Coast Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20COAST%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=988B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988B-1975-08-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 OAK76FVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG02), Jul 2, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N988B), Napa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK74DVD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD17), Oct 13, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N988B), Brentwood, CA, 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 19750702020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702020319A), Jul 2, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N988B), Napa, CA, Destroyed. Improperly machined t/r hub bolt failed. Blade separated from rotor yoke. Pn 47-641-052-3.
- [Accident 19731013033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013033719A), Oct 13, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N988B), Brentwood, CA, Substantial damage. Control lmtd by steep descent and heavy load. Power settling.

## Other aircraft with N988B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988B): Bell 206-L4, S/N 52304, built 2005

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