# N253PH: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1965-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3116
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1964
- Mode S code: A263F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Panhandle Aaviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANHANDLE%20AAVIATION)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253PH-1965-07-26

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 47J-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2.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 MKC65A0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0068), May 22, 1965: Bell 47J2 (N253PH), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N253PH

- [Cancelled 2018-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253PH-2018-12-15): Precisionhawk HAWKEYE MKIII LANCAS, S/N 000501-1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Precisionhawk USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISIONHAWK%20USA%20INC), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

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