# N8462E: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1996-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2634
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1993
- Last registry action: August 21, 1996
- Mode S code: AB98C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherrybark Land And Timber Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHERRYBARK%20LAND%20AND%20TIMBER%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Natchez, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Natchez)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5087° N, 91.3573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39120, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8462E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8462E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8462E-1996-10-07

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 47G-3B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b.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 MIA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA058), Jan 17, 1995: Bell 47G-3B (N8462E), Natchez, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER BY THE PILOT FOR HIS FAILURE TO SEPARATE THE DOLLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLIGHT.
- [NTSB DEN68F0250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0250), Apr 12, 1968: Bell 47G3B1 (N8462E), Clovis, NM, 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 19950117000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950117000499A), Jan 17, 1995: Bell 47G3B (N8462E), Natchez, MS, Destroyed. Failed to separate ground dolly. On liftoff realized dolly still attached. Aborted. Rolled. Chopped tail and burned

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