# N339MC: Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 1996-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 1996
- Exported to: Nicaragua
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: T121
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1994
- Last registry action: July 11, 1996
- Mode S code: A3B854
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=339MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339MC-1996-07-25

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 (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 FTW91DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD05), May 26, 1991: Bell 47-D1 (N339MC), Sun, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19940817021639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817021639I), Aug 17, 1994: Bell 47D1 (N339MC), Palm Harbor, FL, Minor damage. Rough engine. Precautionary landed. Struck power line on approach.
- [Accident 19910526017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017319A), May 26, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N339MC), Sun, LA, Substantial damage. Reported power failure on climbout. Autorotated to hard landing. No engine problems found.

## Other aircraft with N339MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339MC): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2169, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2010-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339MC-2010-02-08): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 53890, built 2008. Owner: [Department Of Defense](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20DEFENSE), [Phonix Base, AE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AE/Phonix%20Base)

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