# N1575: Bell 47B3, 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 47B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3) (registry code 1180606)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 57
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2012
- Last registry action: July 13, 2012
- Mode S code: A0E737
- Owner when cancelled: [Hickman Kerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKMAN%20KERRY%20L)
- Location: [Lone Grove, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Lone%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1620° N, 97.2977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73443, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1575
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1575
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1575-2018-02-08

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 47B3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR SW152001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SW152001), Mar 21, 2001: SHAFT. FAILED. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILURE. TAIL ROTOR FORWARD SHAFT, AFT COUPLING FAILURE. LOSS OF LUBRICATION DUE TO STRIPPED TREADS ON SCREW ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN.

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 DFW06CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA055), Jan 13, 2006: Bell 47-B3 (N1575), Dennison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the stabilizer bar tube.
- [NTSB FTW01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA087), Mar 22, 2001: Bell 47G2 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of tail rotor control during maneuvering resultant from the failure of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling due to a stripped thread which allowed the grease lubricating the shaft to leak…
- [NTSB FTW98LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA400), Sep 17, 1998: Bell 47-G-2 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance with terrain and the ensuing loss of control.
- [NTSB CHI77FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC47), Sep 18, 1977: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Lake Orion, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FDW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FDW10), Mar 27, 1970: Bell 47G (N1575), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20060113000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060113000989A), Jan 13, 2006: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Denison, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspector [privacy data omitted] and I responded to an accident involving N1575, a Bell 47 helicopter in Denison Texas. We arrived to the scene at…
- [Accident 20010321004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010321004619A), Mar 21, 2001: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Tail rotor drive failure. Failure of the shaft assemby, p/n 47-644-180-9, fig 46-1 and coupling p/n 47-644-130-13, fig 46-4, due to loss of lubrication.…
- [Accident 19980917024909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917024909A), Sep 17, 1998: Bell 47G2 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.4) On September 17, 1998, at 0915 central daylight time, a Bell 47-G-2 helicopter, N1575, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while…
- [Accident 19770918032919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918032919A), Sep 18, 1977: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Lake Orion, MI, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1575

- [Cancelled 1929-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1575-1929-10-11): Curtiss JN-4 (CANADIAN), S/N 1461, built 1927. Owner: [Dunlop Paul Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNLOP%20PAUL%20ET%20AL), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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