# N8438E: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1971-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1816
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1962
- Mode S code: AB8E73
- Owner when cancelled: [Bauer Clyde](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUER%20CLYDE)
- Location: [Victoria, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Victoria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8438E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438E-1971-03-31

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 47J-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC69A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0023), Oct 15, 1968: Bell 47J-2 (N8438E), Prudhoe Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK65A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0070), Jun 6, 1965: Bell 47J2 (N8438E), Willits, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8438E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438E): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 28-8211001, built 1982

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