# N6598D: 1948 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2013-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 458
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1972
- Last registry action: March 5, 1977
- Mode S code: A8B19D
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Helicopter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Alvin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alvin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3808° N, 95.2452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77511, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6598D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6598D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6598D-2013-08-14

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 NYC69A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0105), May 25, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N6598D), Gettysburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68F0500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0500), Jun 4, 1968: Bell 47D-1 (N6598D), Bangor, PA, destroyed

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