# N12512: Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 1998-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1998
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6238
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1994
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A068DB
- Owners when cancelled: [Pryor Todd T DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRYOR%20TODD%20T%20DBA), [Central Mohawk Valley Helicopter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20MOHAWK%20VALLEY%20HELICOPTER)
- Location: [New York Mills, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York%20Mills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1000° N, 75.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13417, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12512
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12512
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12512-1998-04-10

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 Bell 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 LAX81FVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG21), Feb 28, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80FVG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG22), Mar 23, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0027), Jun 21, 1968: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Crona D Mar, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0105), Apr 24, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Irving, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19810228006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006209A), Feb 28, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit on base for landing. Made hard autorotation landing. No engine defects. Carb heat inlet clogged.
- [Accident 19800323007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323007019A), Mar 23, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter ran out of fuel enroute. Autorotated to a landing in an orchard.

## Other aircraft with N12512

- [Cancelled 1933-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12512-1933-02-16): Mooney C-1, S/N 1, built 1932. Owner: [Mooney Aeronautical Engineering Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20AERONAUTICAL%20ENGINEERING%20CORP), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.