N8493E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 47G-3B built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bell 47G-3B cancelled June 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 2715
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 7, 1991
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2014
- Last owner
- Hansen Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Tamuning, GU - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8493E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G2A · serial 2715
THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE PILOT & THE PASSENGER, AND THE BIRD STRIKE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site