# N177B: 1948 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2013-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 28, 1995
- Last registry action: January 9, 2002
- Mode S code: A13347
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=177B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177B-2013-11-08

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 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC72FNA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNA41), May 12, 1972: Bell 47D (N177B), Accord, MA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC72FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNA05), Aug 4, 1971: Bell 47D (N177B), Carver, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19940115004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115004109I), Jan 15, 1994: Bell 47D1 (N177B), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: during pleasure flight in the Clearwater area, pilot experienced gradual loss of rotor & engine RPM (no split needle) tried to make it back to…
- [Incident 19800730063009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730063009I), Jul 30, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N177B), Dalzell, SC, Minor damage. Contact with obscured power lines while spraying.

## Other aircraft with N177B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177B): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702350

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