# N8455E: 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: December 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8455E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8455E

## Aircraft that carried N8455E

- [Cancelled 2018-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8455E-2018-12-19): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2658, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hansen Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSEN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Tamuning, GU](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GU/Tamuning)

## NTSB investigations on N8455E (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 DEN88FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA106), May 7, 1988: Bell 47G-3B1 (N8455E), Cortez, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA71DVQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ22), Apr 7, 1971: Bell 47G3B (N8455E), Days Creek, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8455E (1)

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 19880507023589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507023589A), May 7, 1988: Bell 47G3B (N8455E), Cortez, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported loss of cyclic on initial climb. Made hard landing chopping tail boom. Impact fire. No defects noted

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