# N8518F: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1967-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3384
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1965
- Mode S code: ABAE85
- Owner when cancelled: [Columbian Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIAN%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8518F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518F-1967-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1.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 SEA68A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0010), Jul 30, 1967: Bell 47G3B1 (N8518F), Rufus, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA67A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0036), Oct 8, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N8518F), Cle Elum, WA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8518F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518F): Boyle Douglas Kane PTERODACTYL NFL, S/N 80NFL69, built 1980

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