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Bell 47G-3B-1
N1390X is a Bell 47G-3B-1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 3 seats. It is registered to Cai Tech LLC, an LLC in Greenwood, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 13, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated March 2, 1981.
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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
- 6586
- 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
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 78 mph
- Transponder code
- A09F0E (octal 50117416)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- March 13, 2024
- Expires
- March 31, 2031
- Last FAA action
- March 13, 2024
- Airworthiness
- RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 2, 1981
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00591560
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Cai Tech LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 2057 Nine Foot Rd
Greenwood, DE 19950-2075
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N1390X links to the rest of the register
- Bell 47 478 registered
- Bell 3,082 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
- Cai Tech LLC 3 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Greenwood, DE 12 aircraft registered in this town
- Delaware 10,952 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
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Records check free · 1 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N1390X, 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 Cai Tech LLC, an LLC, certificate issued March 13, 2024, expires March 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6586 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N1390X 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 N1390X: Accident on July 15, 2008 at Shafter, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 21, 1990 at Lake Wales, FL: minor injuries, destroyed. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-3B-1 · operated under 137
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the failure of the helicopter's lights during the night flight and the effect of that failure on the pilot's visual perception.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-3B-1 · operated under 137
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND A POWER LINE POLE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data