# N189B: 1948 Bell 47D, registration cancelled 1959-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1959
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d) (registry code 1180702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1958
- Mode S code: A16234
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Surveys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20SURVEYS%20INC)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=189B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N189B-1959-02-05

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 47D: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d.md

## Other aircraft with N189B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189B): American Champion 7GCBC, S/N 1246-98, built 1998

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