# N2794A: 1951 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS 1E2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 462
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1969
- Last registry action: May 21, 1987
- Mode S code: A2CAD0
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8337° N, 118.3140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2794A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2794A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794A-2012-08-27

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 (4)

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 CHI73DEA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA37), Jun 5, 1973: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Bloomfield, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ12), Aug 27, 1971: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Mt Olive, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0013), Aug 12, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0074), Jul 17, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Pigeon Forge, TN, substantial damage

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