Bell 47G-5
N7925J is a Bell 47G-5, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1971. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 21, 2000 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated May 26, 1971.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Bell
- Model
- 47G-5 · all 47G-5s and related versions
- Serial number
- 25041
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming VO-435 SERIES · 260 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1971
- Cruising speed
- 78 mph
- Transponder code
- AAC283 (octal 52541203)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). All codes
- Certificate issued
- March 21, 2000
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 30, 2023
- Airworthiness
- RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). 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 · May 26, 1971
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00565140
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Churchill Scott
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). All codes
- Address
- PO Box 92
Le Sueur, MN 56058-0092
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Records check free · 1 to understand · 4 clear
The public federal record on N7925J, 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 Churchill Scott, an individual, certificate issued March 21, 2000, expires January 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated May 26, 1971, consistent with the 1971 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 25041 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N7925J 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]
4 NTSB records under N7925J: Accident on July 15, 2003 at Cleveland, MN: serious injuries, destroyed. Accident on October 6, 1996 at Nunda, SD: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on December 7, 1992 at Belle Glade, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 4
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-5 · operated under 137
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and low altitude flight when he failed to maintain altitude/clearance from the transmission wire. A factor contributing to the accident was the transmission wire.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47G-5 · operated under 137
failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque the six accessory drive bolts, which resulted in fatigue failure of the undertorqued bolts.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47-G5A · operated under 091
THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT DECISION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ATTEMPT AN AGRICULTURAL TURN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ACCOMPLISH THE MANEUVER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47-G5A · operated under 091
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- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 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 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data