# N4720R: 1968 Bell 206A, registration cancelled 1971-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 272
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1968
- Mode S code: A5CAF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Penn Virginia Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENN%20VIRGINIA%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Philadephia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadephia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4720R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4720R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4720R-1971-03-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 206A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a.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 DIA69A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0046), Feb 28, 1969: Bell 206A (N4720R), Clintwood, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4720R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4720R): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0016, built 1979

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