# N13172: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13172

## Aircraft that carried N13172

- [Cancelled 2012-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13172-2012-06-21): Bell 47H-1, S/N 1348, built 1955. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lawrence D Bell Aircraft Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20D%20BELL%20AIRCRAFT%20MUSEUM%20INC), [Mentone, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mentone)

## NTSB investigations on N13172 (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 IAD76FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW17), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N13172 (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.

- [Incident 19821024062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024062589I), Oct 24, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Decelerated at 50 feet on downwind landing. Used extreme pitch to slow down. Tail rotor hit ground.
- [Accident 19750520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520011259A), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hub bolt p/n 47-641-052-3 failed. Bolt had retirement life 600 hr failed at 499.8 hr.

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