N4427F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-5 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 18, 2015. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Bell 47G-5 cancelled September 18, 2015
- Serial number
- 7971
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 19, 1997
- Last FAA action
- August 20, 2013
- Last owner
- Gomes Farm Air Service INC (Corporation)
Spreckels, CA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N4427F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G 5 · serial 7971
The non-instrument-rated pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by high-dose opioid use.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G · serial 7971
The pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control.
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