# N8548F: 1963 Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 2021-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028)
- Engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2H3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6507
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 2002
- Last registry action: October 10, 2019
- Mode S code: ABB9AA
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8548F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8548F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8548F-2021-01-08

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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000067), Dec 23, 2003: HOUSING. CRACKED. CRACK-LIKE INDICATION DETECTED AT FLUID HOLE AREA. FP INSPECTION USED.
- [SDR 2004FA0000063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000063), Dec 23, 2003: GRIP. CRACKED. CRACK LIKE INDICATION DETECTED IN THREAD AREA WHICH EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION USED.
- [SDR 2004FA0000062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000062), Dec 23, 2003: MOUNT. CRACKED. CRACK-LIKE INDICATIONS DETECTED ON WELD EDGES-AREAS IDENTIFIED. FLUORESCENT AND MT INSPECTION USED.
- [SDR 2004FA0000061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000061), Dec 23, 2003: MASTER ROD. CRACKED. CRACK-LIKE INDICATION DETECTED BETWEEN WELD AND HOLE 2 AND END OF ROD. FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION AND MT INSPECTION USED.
- [SDR 2003FA0000072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000072), Dec 12, 2002: GRIP. CRACKED. CRACK LIKE INDICATION ON 9TH THREAD INBOARD WHICH EXCEEDS 15 PERCENT. IAW AD. PART REJECTED AND RED TAGGED BY REPAIR STATION. OPERATOR STATED PART WAS PURCHASED

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