# N8696E: Bell 47H-1, registration cancelled 1966-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 1966
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1368
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1961
- Mode S code: ABF375
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopter Air Lift](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20AIR%20LIFT)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8696E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8696E-1966-02-11

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 47H-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-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 CHI66A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0040), Oct 19, 1965: Bell 47H1 (N8696E), Niles, IL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8696E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696E): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 36678, built 2016

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