# N59326: 1948 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2005-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1999
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A7AB49
- Owner when cancelled: [B & G Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20G%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Clanton, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Clanton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8116° N, 86.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35045, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59326
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59326-2005-06-15

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 MIA98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA051), Jan 3, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N59326), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC79FGT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT17), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47D-1 (N59326), Hanover, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980103000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980103000069A), Jan 3, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N59326), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped 300FT AGL. Dropped to ground. Fuel exhaustion. (-23) helicopter sustained substantial damage, after student pilot on unsupervised solo made…
- [Accident 19790619011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619011539A), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47D1 (N59326), Hanover, PA, Destroyed. Struck wires during spray run.

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

Matched by serial number 45 and the registry's model code.

- [N184B, registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184B): [Taz Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAZ%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)

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