N47VS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell/Snow Van OH 58. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 3, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell/Snow Van OH 58 cancelled July 3, 2006
- Serial number
- 73-21890
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 2003
- Last FAA action
- June 20, 2006
- Last owner
- Snow Van (Individual)
Overton, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bell 47G cancelled July 20, 1990
- Serial number
- 1394
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N47VS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G · serial 1394
STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT'S ACTIONS, WHICH RESULED IN HARD LANDINGS. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED STRUCTUALLY AS A RESULT OF CORROSION.
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