# N8480E: 1961 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026)
- Engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2651
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1990
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AB9FEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Ambrose Walt Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMBROSE%20WALT%20JR)
- Location: [Walnut, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Walnut)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4636° N, 95.2038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51577, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8480E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8480E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480E-2013-05-14

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 (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 CHI93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA305), Jul 31, 1993: Bell 47G-3B (N8480E), Clarinda, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COMMERCIAL PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.

## 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 19930731027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027219A), Jul 31, 1993: Bell 47G3B (N8480E), Clarinda, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft skids struck the powerlines while maneuvering for spray run. Helicopter impacted terrain. Became inverted.

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