# N163B: Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 1992-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1988
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A0FCEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Springfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Springfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1197° N, 72.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163B-1992-02-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1.md

## 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 NYC89DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DNE01), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N163B), Russell, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A PILOT INDUCED LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION, FOLLOWED BY BLADE FLAPPING AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER.
- [NTSB FTW76FPG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG68), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 47B (N163B), Ravenden, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG10), Aug 9, 1973: Bell 47G (N163B), Black Rock, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0060), Jun 25, 1968: Bell 47G (N163B), Garden City, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0038), Jun 25, 1967: Bell 47G (N163B), Creston, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19881202052349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202052349A), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N163B), Russell, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates student got too slow in flight. Mast bumping. Blade flapping. Rotor speed decay. Carb icing possibility.
- [Accident 19760617016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016639A), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 47B3 (N163B), Ravenden, AR, Substantial damage. Spray boom hit pwr line.
- [Accident 19730809023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809023609A), Aug 9, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N163B), Black Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Plt pulled up into a pwr line he did not see.

## Other aircraft with N163B

- [Cancelled 2018-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163B-2018-01-11): Bowdler Thomas E PEITENPOL AIR CAMPER, S/N 102646. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bowdler Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWDLER%20THOMAS%20E), [Brockport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brockport)

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