# N2202C: Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 1997-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 1997
- 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: M1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1991
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A1E3A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Versatile Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSATILE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ardmore, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Ardmore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2077° N, 97.1068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73401, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2202C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2202C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2202C-1997-11-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 FTW95FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA181), Apr 25, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY STATIC LINE WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL (PRIVATE PILOT) STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
- [NTSB FTW90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA041), Dec 4, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY TAIL WINDS.
- [NTSB FTW89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA104), May 26, 1989: Bell 47D-1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVELOPING A DANGEROUS SINK RATE DURING THE AUTOROTATION AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION BY EXECUTING A POWER RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## 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 19950425008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008629A), Apr 25, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Chief pilot giving pretest flight to student. Tailrotor struck power line. Crashed into trees and a fence.
- [Accident 19891204049089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204049089A), Dec 4, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Repositioning helicopter on ramp,rolled over as it became light on skids.
- [Accident 19890526059139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526059139A), May 26, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Landed hard from a practice autorotation. Student unable to flare for landing. Unable to correct, blamed wind.

## Other aircraft with N2202C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2202C): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-2031, built 2003

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