# N8497E: Bell 47J-2, registration cancelled 1973-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1973
- 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: 1851
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1971
- Mode S code: ABA49A
- Owner when cancelled: [Alaska Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8497E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8497E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497E-1973-05-24

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 ANC70D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0079), Oct 27, 1969: Bell 47J-2 (N8497E), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0800](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0800), Mar 4, 1964: Bell 47J2 (N8497E), Nikishika, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8497E

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497E-undated): Grumman Aircraft ENG. CSR-110, S/N 609310

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