# N208B: Bell 47G, registration cancelled 1985-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1981
- Last registry action: January 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A1AFD4
- Owners when cancelled: [Eastbank Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTBANK%20CO), [Johnson Breck L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20BRECK%20L), [Denton Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20ANDREW), [Mccue Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCUE%20DON), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Osage Beach, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Osage%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1290° N, 92.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65065, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=208B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1985-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 47G: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g.md

## NTSB investigations (7)

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 MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N208B), Osage Beech, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD46), Dec 14, 1973: EL Tomcat 47 (N208B), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD07), Aug 18, 1972: Bell Tomcat 47D (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0145), Jul 30, 1969: Bell 47-G (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0460), May 1, 1969: Bell 47G (N208B), Clermont, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67A0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0131), Jun 13, 1967: Bell 47G (N208B), Hudsonville, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2849](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2849), Jul 15, 1964: Bell 47G (N208B), White River, SD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19820515018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515018819A), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N208B), Osage Beach, MO, Destroyed. Nose high attitude due to aft CG. On takeoff tail rotor hit sign on landing. Pilot jumped out. Suspect out of rig.
- [Accident 19731214042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214042679A), Dec 14, 1973: Bell 47G (N208B), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Plt expd decaying rotor RPM attributed to chem build up on blades,increasing d/a,lgt collective.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 27 and the registry's model code.

- [N2772, cancelled 2014-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772-2014-09-25): Bell 47G, S/N 27, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lewis L L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20L%20L), [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)

## Other aircraft with N208B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208B): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B1023, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1955-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1955-04-25): Bell 47D, S/N 74, built 1948. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Helicopter Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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