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Bell 47G-3B-1
N1181W is a Bell 47G-3B-1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1966. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Hutchinson, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 28, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 9, 1996.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Bell
- Model
- 47G-3B-1 · all 47G-3B-1s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. An open welded steel-tube frame with a plexiglass bubble. This is how the Bell 47 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 2948
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming TVO-435-GIA · 280 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1966
- Cruising speed
- 78 mph
- Transponder code
- A04C7B (octal 50046173)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 28, 2020
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Last FAA action
- October 7, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 9, 1996
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00881490
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Dick Richard A
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 2009 Brandy Lake Rd
Hutchinson, KS 67501-8150
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N1181W links to the rest of the register
- Bell 47 478 registered
- Bell 3,079 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming TVO-435-GIA 88 aircraft with this engine series · 280 hp
- Type certificate 2H3 · held by Scott'S-Bell 47 INC
- Hutchinson, KS 35 aircraft registered in this town
- Hutchinson Regional · HUT
- Kansas 5,731 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Bell 47 46 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Bell 47 145 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Bell 47 194 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming TVO-435-GIA 10 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming TVO-435-GIA 8 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N1181W.json.
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The public federal record on N1181W, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Dick Richard A, an individual, certificate issued February 28, 2020, expires February 28, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated August 9, 1996, 30 years after the 1966 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2948 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N1181W according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N1181W: Accident on February 13, 2016 at Carson City, NV: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 15, 1993 at Mesa, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G 3B 1 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and a dynamic rollover.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G3B1 · operated under 137
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE. FACTORS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WHILE APPROACHING THE FLARE.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data