# N8463E: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2638
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1977
- Mode S code: AB98E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Chem Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEM%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8463E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8463E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8463E-1981-10-15

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-3B: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 ATL80DKW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKW15), Jul 6, 1980: Bell 47G-3B (N8463E), Livingston, TN, 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 19800706025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706025249A), Jul 6, 1980: Bell 47G3B (N8463E), Livington, TN, Destroyed. Waste gate on engine stuck halfway open. Lost power while spraying roadside. Hit wires and trees.

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