# N8556F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 7, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8556F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8556F

## Aircraft that carried N8556F

- [Cancelled 2026-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556F-2026-01-07): Bell 47G-5, S/N 7804, built 1966. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Aircraft & Helicopter Leasing & Sale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20LEASING%20%26%20SALE), [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556F-undated): Champion 7GC, S/N 5. Owner: [Hanson Forrest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20FORREST)

## NTSB investigations on N8556F (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 NYC74AN035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN035), Oct 25, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N8556F), Waynesburg, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC70D0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0055), Jul 7, 1969: Bell 47G-5 (N8556F), Union City, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0122), Apr 21, 1966: Bell 47G-5 (N8556F), Mcbee, SC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8556F (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 19731025036439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025036439A), Oct 25, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N8556F), Waynesburg, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tail boom separated at sta 70.prior dmg & repairs to area in 1969.

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