# N8471E: Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1997-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1997
- Exported to: Australia
- 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: 2654
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1993
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: AB9C5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Scotts Helicopter Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTTS%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Le Sueur, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Le%20Sueur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4418° N, 93.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56058, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8471E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8471E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8471E-1997-12-24

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

## NTSB investigations (6)

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 MKC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA181), Aug 15, 1989: Bell 47G-B3 (N8471E), Waseca, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE TAILWIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE), AND CROP (BEANS) WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
- [NTSB CHI83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA264), Jun 17, 1983: Bell 47-G3B (N8471E), Litchfield, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD41), Sep 25, 1979: Bell 47G-3B (N8471E), Pierson, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0071), Aug 4, 1968: Bell 47G3B1 (N8471E), Dubois, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0008), Jul 27, 1967: Bell 47G3B1 (N8471E), Bondurant, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA67A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0005), Jul 19, 1966: Bell 47G-3B (N8471E), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890815029849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029849A), Aug 15, 1989: Bell 47G3B (N8471E), Waseca, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to ag strip after spraying. Made run on no power landing in beans. Rotors chopped boom.
- [Accident 19830617025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617025809A), Jun 17, 1983: Bell 47G3B (N8471E), Litchfield, MN, Substantial damage. Departed loading platform with a loading hose still attached. Caused tail rotor then main rotors to strike ground.
- [Accident 19790925024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925024189A), Sep 25, 1979: Bell 47G3B (N8471E), Pierson, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into wires while conducting agricultural spraying.

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