# N8597F: 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: November 13, 1973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8597F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597F

## Aircraft that carried N8597F

- [Cancelled 1973-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8597F-1973-11-13): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 6538. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Helicopter Rebuild And Welding Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20REBUILD%20AND%20WELDING%20INC), [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)

## NTSB investigations on N8597F (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 ANC73AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA005), Jul 11, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N8597F), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed

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