# N8505F: 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 4, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8505F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8505F

## Aircraft that carried N8505F

- [Cancelled 2019-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8505F-2019-05-04): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 3379, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fowler Timothy L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOWLER%20TIMOTHY%20L%20DBA), [Perham, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Perham)

## NTSB investigations on N8505F (4)

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 CHI05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA147), May 19, 2005: Bell 47G (N8505F), Twin Brooks, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate lookout and his failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor was the low altitude at which the helicopter was operating.
- [NTSB FTW75FRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG48), Dec 5, 1974: Bell 47GB31 (N8505F), Freer, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66A0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0068), Jun 17, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N8505F), Lincoln, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0063), Apr 25, 1965: Bell B-47G3 (N8505F), Dodge City, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8505F (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 20050519034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519034269A), May 19, 2005: Bell 47G3B1 (N8505F), Twin Brooks, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 19, 2005, at approximately 6:15 pm CDT, a Bell helicopter aircraft m/n BHT-47-G3B1, N8505F, operated by commercial pilot [privacy data omitted]…
- [Incident 19900112005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112005469I), Jan 12, 1990: Bell 47G3B1 (N8505F), Hebbronville, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Autorotated to hard landing. Stated should have enough fuel for flying time.

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