N1161N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-2 built in 1948. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 16, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 47G-2 cancelled February 16, 2017
- Serial number
- 42
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1948
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 4, 1963
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 2010
- Last owner
- Jones Kermit D (Individual)
Waitsburg, WA - Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N1161N
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-2 · serial 42
THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE OVER TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WITH THE TREES AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. THE TREES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site