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N163B

Cancelled 1992

Deregistered aircraft · Bell 47D1

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Cancelled: February 25, 1992
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 17
Type: Rotorcraft
Certificate issued: September 9, 1988
Last registry action: December 21, 1991
Mode S code: A0FCEC
Owner when cancelled: Associated Air Services Inc
Location: Springfield, MA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBell 47D1TCDS H-1 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 5

Matched to this aircraft by N163B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB NYC89DNE01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportRussell, MAA pilot induced low rotor RPM condition, followed by blade flapping as the main rotor blade contacted the tail of the helicopter.Dec 2, 1988 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG68Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRavenden, ARJun 17, 1976 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DPG10Accident · No injuriesClosedBlack Rock, ARAug 9, 1973 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0060Accident · No injuriesClosedGarden City, KSJun 25, 1968 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68A0038Accident · No injuriesClosedCreston, IAJun 25, 1967 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N163B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19881202052349ADescent · Russell, MAIndicates student got too slow in flight. Mast bumping. Blade flapping. Rotor speed decay. Carb icing possibility.Dec 2, 1988 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19760617016639ALow Level Operations · Ravenden, ARSpray boom hit pwr line.Jun 17, 1976 · Reported as Bell 47B3 · Substantial damage Accident 19730809023609ALow Level Operations · Black Rock, ARPlt pulled up into a pwr line he did not see.Aug 9, 1973 · Reported as Bell 47G3B1 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft with N163B · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N163B now.

2018Bowdler Thomas E PEITENPOL AIR CAMPER · S/N 102646Cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Bowdler Thomas E, Brockport, NY