# N13172: 1955 Bell 47H-1, registration cancelled 2012-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011)
- 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: 1348
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1967
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2008
- Last registry action: May 28, 2008
- Mode S code: A08250
- Owner when cancelled: [Lawrence D Bell Aircraft Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20D%20BELL%20AIRCRAFT%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Mentone, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mentone)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1631° N, 86.0265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46539, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13172-2012-06-21

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 47H-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1.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 IAD76FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW17), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, 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.

- [Incident 19821024062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024062589I), Oct 24, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Decelerated at 50 feet on downwind landing. Used extreme pitch to slow down. Tail rotor hit ground.
- [Accident 19750520011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520011259A), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hub bolt p/n 47-641-052-3 failed. Bolt had retirement life 600 hr failed at 499.8 hr.

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