# N4227A: 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: October 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4227A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4227A

## Aircraft that carried N4227A

- [Cancelled 2013-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227A-2013-10-23): Bell 47D1, S/N 84, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ryan Bobbie Jo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYAN%20BOBBIE%20JO), [Tutwiler, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Tutwiler)

## NTSB investigations on N4227A (5)

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 MIA79FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ11), Jun 8, 1979: Bell 47D (N4227A), Parchman, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ35), Aug 23, 1977: Bell MK5-B (N4227A), Lambert, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT28), Oct 17, 1975: Tomcat MK5B (N4227A), Homestead, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74FPM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM29), Jun 19, 1974: EL Tomcat 47 (N4227A), Zafra, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66A0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0149), Jun 7, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Newark, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4227A (4)

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 19790608012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608012409A), Jun 8, 1979: Bell 47D (N4227A), Parchman, MS, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade failed in flight.
- [Accident 19770823022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823022649A), Aug 23, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Lambert, MS, Destroyed
- [Accident 19751017037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017037739A), Oct 17, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Several landing areas avbl. Rotor RPM decayed while going to open fld.
- [Accident 19740619030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619030709A), Jun 19, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Zafra, OK, Substantial damage. No eng mlfnctn fnd drng invstgtn

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