# N9736Z: 1947 Bell 47D1, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 15
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1981
- Last registry action: May 3, 1994
- Mode S code: AD920C
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20SPRAYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3974° N, 98.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78375, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9736Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9736Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9736Z-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA045), Feb 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA13), Feb 27, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Houston, TX, 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 19810310008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310008979A), Mar 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot testing helicopter after major overhaul. During lift off aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19770227005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227005569A), Feb 27, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Houston, TX, Substantial damage

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