Piston helicopter

N8489E

1961 Bell 47J-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
1846
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Porterville, CA
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Registration record

N8489E on the FAA register

Type
1961 Bell 47J-2
Serial
1846
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Porterville, CA
Certificate issued
2014-09-24
Airworthiness date
1970-06-25
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABA129
Mode S (octal)
52720451
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8489E.
  • 1970-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N8489E

N8489E is a 1961 Bell 47J-2, serial number 1846. It is registered to an individual in Porterville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated June 25, 1970.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8489E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8489E.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.