# N6851: 1968 Bell - K Copter 47D1, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell - K Copter 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (registry code 1180843)
- 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: K876
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1982
- Last registry action: June 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A91845
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0393° N, 82.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33617, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6851
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6851-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 - K Copter 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1.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 FTW82DA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA198), May 25, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N6851), Jonesboro, AR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19820525019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019929A), May 25, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N6851), Jonesboro, AR, Destroyed. Engine quit on liftoff. Tried run on landing in a wheat field, foliage caught spray boom. Flipped helicopter over.

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