# N981B: 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: February 13, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=981B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981B

## Aircraft that carried N981B

- [Cancelled 2017-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981B-2017-02-13): Bell 47H-1, S/N 1351, built 1955. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Helms Danny O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMS%20DANNY%20O), [Tuckerman, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Tuckerman)

## NTSB investigations on N981B (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 FTW76FPH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPH03), Aug 21, 1976: Bell 47H-1 (N981B), Tuckerman, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75FKW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW13), Apr 1, 1975: Bell 47H (N981B), Nashville, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1986](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1986), May 28, 1964: Bell 47H1 (N981B), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N981B (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 19760821025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821025459A), Aug 21, 1976: Bell 47H1 (N981B), Tuckerman, AR, Substantial damage. Eng malf,cause of fire not determined due to fire damage.
- [Accident 19750401007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007369A), Apr 1, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N981B), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Rotor blades flexed down,tail cut off.

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