# N8458E: 1961 Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2662
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1972
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1994
- Last registry action: April 4, 2011
- Mode S code: AB95E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Reabe Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REABE%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Waupun, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waupun)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6347° N, 88.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53963, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8458E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8458E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458E-2017-10-20

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-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a.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 CHI93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA179), May 21, 1993: Bell 47 (N8458E), Berlin, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE THE OBSTRUCTION.
- [NTSB NYC66A0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0153), Jun 19, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N8458E), Cranbury, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0382), Oct 22, 1964: Bell 47G2A (N8458E), Battle Creek, MI, destroyed

## 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 19930521014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521014719A), May 21, 1993: Bell 47G2A (N8458E), Berlin, WI, Destroyed. Pilot hit an eight foot pole during a swath run of an aerial application. Impacted the ground.

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