# N8487E: 1961 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 1971-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1971
- Exported to: New Zealand
- 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: 2655
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1970
- Mode S code: ABA0E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8487E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8487E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487E-1971-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Other aircraft with N8487E

- [Cancelled 2013-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487E-2013-10-28): Clark William E JR VARIEZE, S/N 292, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Steen Douglas S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEEN%20DOUGLAS%20S), [Manassas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Manassas)

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