# N23DW: 1964 Bell TH-13T, registration cancelled 2009-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Bell TH-13T](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (registry code 1180813)
- Serial number: 6417861
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1973
- Last registry action: May 29, 1977
- Mode S code: A20687
- Owner when cancelled: [Defense Civil Preparedness Agency](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEFENSE%20CIVIL%20PREPAREDNESS%20AGENCY)
- Location: [Colorado Spgs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Spgs)
- Physical address: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23DW-2009-07-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 TH-13T: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DEN82DA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA155), Aug 4, 1982: Bell Helicopter Textron 47G3B1 (N23DW), Buena Vista, CO, destroyed

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