# N8490E: 1961 Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1975-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1847
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1962
- Mode S code: ABA3A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Doan Helicopter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOAN%20HELICOPTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8490E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490E-1975-05-19

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 47J-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2.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 MIA75AM034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM034), Dec 18, 1974: Bell 47J-2 (N8490E), Daytona Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0066), Jan 26, 1966: Bell 47J-2 (N8490E), Cameron, LA, destroyed

## 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 19741218042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741218042559A), Dec 18, 1974: Bell 47J2 (N8490E), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed. In flt break-up.m/r blades struck casting where t/r ext tube attaches to tail boom. Carb ht was off

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