# N8401E: Bell 47G-3, registration cancelled 1973-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2586
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1961
- Mode S code: AB8259
- Owner when cancelled: [Reeder Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEDER%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8401E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8401E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401E-1973-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA73FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA07), May 19, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N8401E), Moore, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19730519012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012669A), May 19, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N8401E), Moore, MT, Destroyed. Crashed in fld & consumed by fire.

## Other aircraft with N8401E

- [Cancelled 2012-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401E-2012-08-06): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133135, built 1981. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Ocilla, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Ocilla)

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