# N8493E: 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: June 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8493E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8493E

## Aircraft that carried N8493E

- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493E-2018-06-08): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2715, built 1961. 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 N8493E (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 LAX93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA166), Mar 24, 1993: Bell 47G2A (N8493E), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE PILOT & THE PASSENGER, AND THE BIRD…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8493E (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 19930324010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324010389A), Mar 24, 1993: Bell 47G2A (N8493E), Papau, PS, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Lost tail rotor control. Passenger jumped too early prior to ditching. Tail rotor damage indicates bird strike.

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