# N4229A: 1961 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2026-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- 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: 001
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 1961
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2023
- Last registry action: August 8, 2023
- Mode S code: A506A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Aamold Basil L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AAMOLD%20BASIL%20L)
- Location: [Ventura, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ventura)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2782° N, 119.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93004, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4229A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4229A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4229A-2026-02-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 BFO90LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA042), May 13, 1990: Bell 47D (N4229A), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE CYCLIC CONTROL, CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO FLEX AND SEVERE THE TAIL CONE.
- [NTSB FTW70FRG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRG10), Feb 14, 1970: Bell 47D1 (N4229A), Randolph Afb, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050413006029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413006029I), Apr 13, 2005: Bell 47D1 (N4229A), New Cumberland, PA. (-23) On April 13, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] operated Bell helicopter N4229A from capital city airport until the engine failed due to fuel…
- [Incident 19910330015629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330015629I), Mar 30, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N4229A), Butler, MD, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Entered autoratation and landed in field. Found two studs on NR1 cylinder were broken.
- [Accident 19900513015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513015869A), May 13, 1990: Bell 47D1 (N4229A), Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. Rocked forward on skids at touchdown from practice autorotation. Main rotors flexed down and chopped tailboom.

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