# N8478E: Bell 47G-2A, registration cancelled 1998-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2676
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1982
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: AB9D4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Mccoy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mccoy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7325° N, 99.2297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78044, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478E-1998-04-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA130), Feb 8, 1984: Bell 47G-2A (N8478E), Benavides, TX, 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 19840208003139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840208003139A), Feb 8, 1984: Bell 47G2A (N8478E), Benavides, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit a 50 ft AGL while hearding cattle. Made hard landing. Main rotors struck trees. No engine defects noted

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