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A Bell 47, the same model family as N473TT
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N473TT

Bell 47G-3B-1

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMontana
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N473TT is a Bell 47G-3B-1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1968. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Jj Aviation LLC, an LLC in Missoula, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 11, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated March 22, 1984.

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Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
47G-3B-1 · all 47G-3B-1s and related versions
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
A 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
3730
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
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
3
Year built
1968
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A5CDFA (octal 51346772)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 11, 2024
Expires
May 31, 2031
Last FAA action
May 11, 2024
Airworthiness
MultipleFAA airworthiness class code 6 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 131 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 22, 1984
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00312246

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Jj Aviation 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
725 SW Higgins Ave Ste C
Missoula, MT 59803-1420

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N473TT links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming TVO-435-GIA 87 aircraft with this engine series · 280 hp
  • Type certificate 2H3 · held by Scott'S-Bell 47 INC
Owner
Place
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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The public federal record on N473TT, 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.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Jj Aviation LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 11, 2024, expires May 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated March 22, 1984, 16 years after the 1968 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]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 3730 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N473TT according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

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]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N473TT: Accident on June 15, 2020 at Atoka, TN: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

ERA20LA216Accident on June 15, 2020 at Atoka, TN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G · operated under 091

A total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel line; the reason for the blockage could not be determined based on the available evidence.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. 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, November 12, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data