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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1197W

N1197W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell 47G-3B-1 cancelled June 7, 2012

Serial number
2951
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 25, 2007
Last FAA action
May 3, 2010
Last owner
Pacific Aero Services INC (Corporation)
Fernley, NV
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other

NTSB accident and incident record under N1197W

SEA86LA176Accident on July 23, 1986 at Burbank, WA: fatal, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-3B1 · serial 2951

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