# N1147: 1964 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5, registration cancelled 2009-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s5) (registry code 2801739)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A26NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 171-209
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A03E5C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gillen David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLEN%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Laporte, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Laporte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1147-2009-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s5.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI67A0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0001), Jul 1, 1966: Dehavilland DHC-1B (N1147), La Porte, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N1147

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-423, built 1964
- [Cancelled 1930-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1147-1930-03-18): Curtiss Wright JN4D, S/N 227. Owner: [Hoyle Stanley H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOYLE%20STANLEY%20H), [Watertown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Watertown)

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