# N13012: 1953 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 648
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2012
- Last registry action: June 4, 2012
- Mode S code: A07DC7
- Owner when cancelled: [Squires Pearl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SQUIRES%20PEARL%20L)
- Location: [Jeanerette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Jeanerette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9050° N, 91.6564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70544, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13012-2018-02-08

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 (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 FTW98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA144), Mar 11, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N13012), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight disconnect of the rotating scissors due to the separation of its hinge bolt.
- [NTSB CHI84LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA181), May 6, 1984: Bell 47D-1 (N13012), Ridge Farm, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG02), Jul 6, 1974: Bell 47D-1 (N13012), Almyra, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYCA3FKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYCA3FKM14), Oct 6, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N13012), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19980311003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311003149A), Mar 11, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N13012), Jeanerette, LA, Substantial damage. Heli was practicing approaches when it started to vibrate vertically and laterally, landed hard. Jeanerette, LA (-23) on March 12, 1998, it was reported that…
- [Accident 19840505017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505017089A), May 5, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N13012), Ridge Farm, IL, Substantial damage. Lost engine and rotor RPM after takeoff. Made a hard autorotation landing and rolled over. No engine defects found.
- [Accident 19740706017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706017979A), Jul 6, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N13012), Almyra, AR, Substantial damage. Spray pmp injestd stone whch causd eng accssry drv gr to shear

## Other aircraft with N13012

- [Cancelled 1939-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13012-1939-03-01): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-227. Owner: [Crossan C G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSAN%20C%20G), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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