# N138B: 1947 Bell 47B3, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3) (registry code 1180606)
- 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: 58
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1967
- Last registry action: September 1, 1992
- Mode S code: A09902
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138B-2012-06-14

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 47B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3.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 DIA70F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0019), Jun 30, 1969: Bell 47G (N138B), Newsoms, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67A0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0163), May 17, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N138B), West Grove, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N138B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138B): Dassault FALCON 7X, S/N 89, built 2009

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