# N7768: 1969 Bell - K Copter 47D1, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 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: [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: K9124
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1970
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1984
- Last registry action: March 7, 2006
- Mode S code: AA82C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Dunlap Roger E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNLAP%20ROGER%20E)
- Location: [Strafford, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Strafford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2829° N, 93.0988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65757, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7768
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7768
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768-2013-07-08

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 - K Copter 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-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 CHI91FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA294), Sep 15, 1991: Bell-K Copter 47D1 (N7768), Laurie, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BEFORE FLIGHT, HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT (FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID POWER LINES).
- [NTSB FTW81DPJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ24), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Okeene, OK, 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 19910915039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915039929A), Sep 15, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Laurie, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Victims drank beer. Went flying. Struck powerlines over lake. Crashed inverted into lake.
- [Accident 19810425029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425029809A), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Okeene, OK, Substantial damage. Failed to initiate a timely power recovery from practice autorotation with excessive forward speed.

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