# N147B: 1947 Bell 47D, registration cancelled 2014-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d) (registry code 1180702)
- Engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS 1E2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1983
- Last registry action: February 22, 1986
- Mode S code: A0BCCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Frontier Pacific Aircraft Ind Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTIER%20PACIFIC%20AIRCRAFT%20IND%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8089° N, 118.1785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=147B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147B-2014-09-05

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 47D: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d.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 OAK65A0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0057), Feb 23, 1965: Bell 47D1 (N147B), San Carlos, CA, incident, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N147B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147B): Kim S Olson SUPER REBLE, S/N 081 SR, built 2019

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