# N8116: 1967 Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844)
- 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: K763
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1967
- Last registry action: April 16, 1977
- Mode S code: AB103D
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft & Hel Leasing & Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20%26%20HEL%20LEASING%20%26%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2309° N, 118.3659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91352, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8116
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116-2017-02-04

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 Kitz Kopters 47D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-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 LAX69D0326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0326), Apr 30, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N8116), Calabasas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0029), Sep 8, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N8116), Irving, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8116

- [Cancelled 1936-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116-1936-02-01): Travel Air 4000, S/N 888. Owner: [Luke E L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUKE%20E%20L), [San Benito, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Benito)

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