# N17301: 1968 Bell World Helicopters 47D1, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell World Helicopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-world-helicopters-47d1) (registry code 118084V)
- 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: WH5016
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1969
- Last registry action: May 10, 2007
- Mode S code: A126C4
- Location: [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6230° N, 97.4034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17301
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17301-2012-08-30

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 World Helicopters 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-world-helicopters-47d1.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI01FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA231), Jul 22, 2001: World Helicopters 47D1 (N17301), Ballard, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's subsequent improper autorotation.
- [NTSB SEA92LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA141), Jun 29, 1992: Bell-World 47D1 (N17301), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND TREE(S).
- [NTSB SEA77FYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE19), May 14, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Enumclaw, WA, 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 20010722038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722038489A), Jul 22, 2001: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Ballard, MO, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) The student pilot/helicopter owner and a passenger were ferrying the aircraft from the owner's farm in tonganoxie, Kansas, to rolla, Missouri, where it…
- [Accident 19920629039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629039189A), Jun 29, 1992: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Wenatchee, WA, Destroyed. Transition from hover to forward flight. Rotor speed decay. Tried land tail hit tree. Suspect carb icing.
- [Accident 19770514011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011179A), May 14, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Investigating overturned raft. Struck wires.

## Other aircraft with N17301

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17301): Boeing 737-8, S/N 67554, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1941-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17301-1941-04-03): Ryan Aeronautical ST-A, S/N 135, built 1936. Owner: [Hansen Earle E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSEN%20EARLE%20E), [Pocatello, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Pocatello)

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