# N8597F: Bell 47G-3B-1, registration cancelled 1973-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 1973
- Exported to: New Zealand
- 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: 6538
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 24, 1972
- Mode S code: ABCC1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Rebuild And Welding Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20REBUILD%20AND%20WELDING%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8597F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8597F-1973-11-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (1)

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 ANC73AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA005), Jul 11, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N8597F), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed

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