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N8568F

Cancelled 2020

Deregistered aircraft · 1966 Bell 47J-2A · Lycoming TVO-435-GIA

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Cancelled: October 31, 2020
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 3715
Year built: 1966
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-prop
Airworthiness: Standard, normal
Airworthiness date: March 2, 1966
Certificate issued: June 1, 2000
Last registry action: February 10, 2017
Mode S code: ABC118
Owner when cancelled: Brown County Tours
Location: Columbus, IN
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBell 47J-2ATCDS 2H1 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8568F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN18LA269Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranklin, INA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Jul 15, 2018 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8568F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20180715011229ACruise/Level Flight · Franklin, INThe conditions were VFR. The pilot was Flying in a northerly direction at 50 feet altitude adjacent to runway 21. At the north end of runway 21 the pilot stated the aircraft engine stopped running. The pilot attempted to autorotate then impacted the ground.…Jul 15, 2018 · Destroyed Incident 19970301007279INormal Cruise · Marathon, FLNarrative: helicopter departed with 2 passengers on sightseeing ride along Florida keys from Marathon, FL at 1520 EST 3/1/97. At approximatley 1550 EST, the engine failed and the pilot performed an autorotation into about 2 feet of water about 1000 yards off…Mar 1, 1997