# N8480E: 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: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8480E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8480E

## Aircraft that carried N8480E

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480E-2013-05-14): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2651, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ambrose Walt Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMBROSE%20WALT%20JR), [Walnut, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Walnut)

## NTSB investigations on N8480E (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 CHI93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA305), Jul 31, 1993: Bell 47G-3B (N8480E), Clarinda, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COMMERCIAL PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8480E (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 19930731027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027219A), Jul 31, 1993: Bell 47G3B (N8480E), Clarinda, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft skids struck the powerlines while maneuvering for spray run. Helicopter impacted terrain. Became inverted.

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