# N117B: 1947 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2009-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 37
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1976
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A0464D
- Owners when cancelled: [Markson Louis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARKSON%20LOUIS%20G), [Brooks James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20JAMES%20A), [Tmb Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TMB%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117B-2009-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Bell 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC76DAH16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH16), May 25, 1976: Bell 47D-1 (N117B), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC66A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0041), May 2, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N117B), Wassila, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19760525028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525028909A), May 25, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N117B), Birchwood, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lnd in 5FT of water. Pax drowned.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 37 and the registry's model code.

- [N5226, cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226-2014-10-27): Bell 47D1, S/N 37, built 1950. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hall William W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20WILLIAM%20W), [East Liverpool, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/East%20Liverpool)

## Other aircraft with N117B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117B): Textron 525B, S/N 525B0561, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2013-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117B-2013-03-05): Buckeye Powered Parachutes SKYHAWK, S/N 6178. Assigned, pending cancellation

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