# N8439E: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1973-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1973
- 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: 1818
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1963
- Mode S code: AB8E96
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Florida Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FLORIDA%20INC)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8439E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8439E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8439E-1973-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA74FYG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG08), Aug 8, 1973: Bell 47J-2A (N8439E), Inchelium, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0973](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0973), Mar 18, 1964: Bell 47J2 (N8439E), Sedalia, MO, 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 19730808025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808025689A), Aug 8, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N8439E), Inchelium, WA, Destroyed. Ldg approach to confined area at dusk. Wires not marked. Plt hadnt lnd at site for abt 2 yrs.

## Other aircraft with N8439E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8439E): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8113115, built 1981

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