# N2498B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2498B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2498B

## Aircraft that carried N2498B

- [Cancelled 2012-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2498B-2012-09-10): Bell 47G-2, S/N 1482, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerohead Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROHEAD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Rialto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rialto)

## NTSB investigations on N2498B (3)

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 LAX81FUG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG25), Apr 30, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N2498B), Oasis, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80DUQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ15), Jun 17, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N2498B), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70D0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0034), May 18, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N2498B), Centralia, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2498B (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 19810430020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020769A), Apr 30, 1981: Bell 47G2 (N2498B), Oasis, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck wires and crashed during aerial application operation.
- [Accident 19800617019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617019759A), Jun 17, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N2498B), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during spray operations. Nosed up on landing in muddy field. Main rotor severed tail boom.

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