# N8491E: 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: January 26, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8491E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8491E

## Aircraft that carried N8491E

- [Cancelled 2018-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8491E-2018-01-26): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2712, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC), [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)

## NTSB investigations on N8491E (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 SEA97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA112), May 15, 1997: Bell 47G-3B (N8491E), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with of a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) situation, and his subsequent inadequate remedial action. Related factors included: wind conditions that were conducive to an…
- [NTSB SEA69A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0012), Aug 13, 1968: Bell 47G-3B (N8491E), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2017), May 30, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N8491E), Muldoon, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8491E (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 19970515010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970515010809A), May 15, 1997: Bell 47G3B (N8491E), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was in a commercial helicopter pilot upgrade training program. He was not yet rated for helicopters, but did hold an instructor's endorsement…

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