# N8494E: 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=8494E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494E

## Aircraft that carried N8494E

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494E-2013-05-14): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2716, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Craft Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAFT%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Weiner, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Weiner)

## NTSB investigations on N8494E (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 DFW05CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA231), Aug 16, 2005: Bell 47 (N8494E), Monette, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of control as result of a loss of hydraulic pressure for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA97LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA168), Jul 14, 1997: Bell 47G-3B (N8494E), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot mismanaged his fuel supply which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of adequate altitude and airspeed to…
- [NTSB MIA67A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0111), Apr 24, 1967: Bell 47G-3B (N8494E), Athens, AL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8494E (2)

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 20050819020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050819020729A), Aug 19, 2005: Bell 47G3B (N8494E), Monet, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On August 19, 2005, at 1500 central daylight time, a Bell 47, an agricultural helicopter, N8494E, was destroyed during liftoff following a fire near…
- [Accident 19970714018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714018379A), Jul 14, 1997: Bell 47G3B (N8494E), Idaho Falls, ID, No damage. Crashed on aierial application.

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