# N7897B: 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: November 3, 1967
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7897B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7897B

## Aircraft that carried N7897B

- [Cancelled 1967-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7897B-1967-11-03): Bell 47G-2A, S/N 2206-18. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N7897B (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 FTW66A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0028-174494), Jan 11, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N7897B), Port Sulphur, LA, substantial damage

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