# N4252A: 1948 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2017-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2017
- Exported to: Costa Rica
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 117
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1972
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2013
- Last registry action: May 20, 2013
- Mode S code: A510D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopters West LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTERS%20WEST%20LLC)
- Location: [Peoria, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Peoria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6091° N, 112.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85381, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4252A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4252A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4252A-2017-03-15

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 (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 CHI71DDJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ11), Aug 21, 1970: Bell 47D1 (N4252A), Manitowish, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0065), Jun 15, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N4252A), Maple Plain, MN, destroyed

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