# N8406E: 1960 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2557
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1974
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1976
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: AB8308
- Owner when cancelled: [Renos Executive Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENOS%20EXECUTIVE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8406E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8406E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406E-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK77FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ26), Jun 27, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), So Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0004), Jul 27, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC67A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0003), Jul 7, 1966: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19770627019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627019819A), Jun 27, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N8406E), So Lake Tahoe, CA, Substantial damage. Wind shifted from headwind to quartering tailwind. Density alt approx 12000 ft.

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