# N8491E: 1961 Bell 47G-3B, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- 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: 2712
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1961
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1998
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: ABA3C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8491E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8491E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8491E-2018-01-26

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

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 SEA97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA112), May 15, 1997: Bell 47G-3B (N8491E), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with of a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) situation, and his subsequent inadequate remedial action. Related factors included: wind conditions that were conducive to an…
- [NTSB SEA69A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0012), Aug 13, 1968: Bell 47G-3B (N8491E), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2017), May 30, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N8491E), Muldoon, ID, 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 19970515010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970515010809A), May 15, 1997: Bell 47G3B (N8491E), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was in a commercial helicopter pilot upgrade training program. He was not yet rated for helicopters, but did hold an instructor's endorsement…

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