# N5226: 1950 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 37
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2007
- Last registry action: June 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A69386
- Owner when cancelled: [Hall William W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20WILLIAM%20W)
- Location: [East Liverpool, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/East%20Liverpool)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6771° N, 80.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43920, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5226
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5226
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226-2014-10-27

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 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1.md

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 FTW02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA044), Dec 1, 2001: Bell 47G (N5226), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's selection of an unsuitable area for practicing a full touchdown autorotation, which resulted in a nose over. A contributing factor was the soft ground.
- [NTSB FTW96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA192), Apr 26, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's inadvertent dynamic rollover, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB FTW85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA074), Dec 7, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA15), Dec 7, 1975: Bell 47D-1 (N5226), Irving, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA04), Jul 28, 1974: Bell 47D-1 (N5226), Seal Beach, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20011201034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201034399A), Dec 1, 2001: Bell 47G (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 1, 2001, at 1030 central standard time, a Bell 47D1 helicopter, N5226, was substantially damaged during a practice autorotational landing at…
- [Accident 19960426008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008929A), Apr 26, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Familiarzation flight student landed short in tall grass. Tried takeoff with skid in soft earth. Rolled on side. (-23) during a familiarization flight in the…
- [Accident 19841207076719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207076719A), Dec 7, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. During power recovery by CFI aircraft struck 3 power lines. Impacted ground in right nose down attitude.
- [Accident 19751207038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751207038429A), Dec 7, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Irving, TX, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.
- [Accident 19740728023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728023759A), Jul 28, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Seal Beach, CA, Substantial damage. M/r blades flexed into tail boom.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 37 and the registry's model code.

- [N117B, cancelled 2009-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117B-2009-06-25): Bell 47D1, S/N 37, built 1947. Registration revoked. Owner: [Markson Louis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARKSON%20LOUIS%20G), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## Other aircraft with N5226

- [Cancelled 1930-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226-1930-01-23): Travel Air 2000, S/N 466. Owner: [Newark Passenger Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWARK%20PASSENGER%20SERVICE), [Newark, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Newark)

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