# N5153B: Bell 47J, registration cancelled 1975-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1713
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1963
- Mode S code: A676C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotor-Aids Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTOR-AIDS%20INC)
- Location: [Ventura, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ventura)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5153B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5153B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153B-1975-06-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 47J: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j.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 FTW70F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0283), Oct 31, 1969: Bell 47J (N5153B), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5153B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5153B): Talos Drones T60X, S/N 2104F7EZB251J0015548
- [Cancelled 2010-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153B-2010-10-12): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10951, built 2009. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 2002-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153B-2002-04-17): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281080, built 2002. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)

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