# N2886: Bell 47K, registration cancelled 1976-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47K](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47k) (registry code 1181202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2114
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1974
- Mode S code: A2EEDD
- Owner when cancelled: [R I Office Of Civil Defense](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20I%20OFFICE%20OF%20CIVIL%20DEFENSE)
- Location: [Providence, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Providence)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2886
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2886
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886-1976-07-15

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 47K: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47k.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 NYC76AN098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN098), May 22, 1976: Bell 47K (N2886), West Greenwich, RI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19760522014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522014179A), May 22, 1976: Bell 47K (N2886), West Greenwich, RI, Destroyed. Fatigue failure of rt elevator tubular spar,elevator struck tail rotor.

## Other aircraft with N2886

- [Cancelled 1928-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886-1928-09-29): Waco 9, S/N 392, built 1927. Owner: [Stanko George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANKO%20GEORGE), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

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