N37870 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell-Huddleston 47G2 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 26, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell-Huddleston 47G2 cancelled November 26, 2014
- Serial number
- 47-1965-2
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 8, 1996
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Reyes Carlos E (Individual)
Rio Piedras, PR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Rhoades H W AMATEUR BUILT ROTORC cancelled June 24, 1980
- Serial number
- 1
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N37870
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Huddleston-Bell 47G2 · serial 47-1965-2
POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-2 · serial 47-1965-3
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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