# N7768: 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: July 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7768
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7768

## Aircraft that carried N7768

- [Cancelled 2013-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768-2013-07-08): Bell - K Copter 47D1, S/N K9124, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dunlap Roger E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNLAP%20ROGER%20E), [Strafford, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Strafford)

## NTSB investigations on N7768 (2)

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 CHI91FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA294), Sep 15, 1991: Bell-K Copter 47D1 (N7768), Laurie, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BEFORE FLIGHT, HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT (FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID POWER LINES).
- [NTSB FTW81DPJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ24), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Okeene, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7768 (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.

- [Accident 19910915039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915039929A), Sep 15, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Laurie, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Victims drank beer. Went flying. Struck powerlines over lake. Crashed inverted into lake.
- [Accident 19810425029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425029809A), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Okeene, OK, Substantial damage. Failed to initiate a timely power recovery from practice autorotation with excessive forward speed.

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