# N1200Z: Bell 47D1G, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (registry code 1180804)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020)
- Serial number: 100
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2007
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A05622
- Owner when cancelled: [USA Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USA%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Cassville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cassville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9215° N, 75.2601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13318, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1200Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1200Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200Z-2012-11-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 47D1G: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g.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 MIA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA038), Dec 15, 1996: Bell 47G (N1200Z), Lantana, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: an undetermined throttle problem, which resulted in a stuck (binding) throttle; and inadequate remedial action by the pilot, which led to a hard landing and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB MIA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA197), Jul 30, 1996: Bell 47D1G (N1200Z), West Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to inadequate altitude over a populated area. Contributing to the accident was the encounter with conditions…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19961215039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215039369A), Dec 15, 1996: Bell 47G (N1200Z), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Stuck throttle. Engine overspeed in pattern. Autorotated. Turned into wind failed decelerated. Bounced. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19960730037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730037069A), Jul 30, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N1200Z), West Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power circling on photo flight at 200FT. Autorotated. Rotors hit trees landing.

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