# N8470E: 1963 Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1975-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2648
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1972
- Mode S code: AB9C37
- Owner when cancelled: [Damon Gordon H & James Theodore R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAMON%20GORDON%20H%20%26%20JAMES%20THEODORE%20R)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8470E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8470E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470E-1975-06-09

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 47G-3B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.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 OAK73FJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA04), Aug 8, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N8470E), Aiea, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK69D0286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0286), Apr 29, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N8470E), Stockton, CA, substantial damage

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