# N39KH: 1947 Bell 47D, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d) (registry code 1180702)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-244](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1965
- Last registry action: January 12, 2012
- Mode S code: A48159
- Location: [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4965° N, 122.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94070, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39KH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39KH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39KH-2012-11-27

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 47D: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d.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 LAX00LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA288), Aug 5, 2000: Bell 47D (N39KH), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning by which he miscalculated fuel consumption which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20000804009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804009349A), Aug 4, 2000: N39KH, Stockton, CA, No damage. (-23) On Thursday August 3, 2000 pilot fueled aircraft to the maximum capacity of 29 gallons of fuel. At approximately 0600 hours the pilot flew from lodi…

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