Piston helicopter

N10BU

1953 Bell 47G-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
666
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-540-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Punta Gorda, FL
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1953 Bell 47G-2
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Registration record

N10BU on the FAA register

Type
1953 Bell 47G-2
Serial
666
Engines
Lycoming HIO-540-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Punta Gorda, FL
Certificate issued
2024-07-08
Airworthiness date
2020-01-10
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00287
Mode S (octal)
50001207
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
214 nm
Cruise (type)
73 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N10BU to the current registrant.
  • 2020-01-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005-11-16
    N10BU previously assigned to a Homebuilt Modified Jeanies T (s/n 01B); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N10BU

N10BU is a 1953 Bell 47G-2, serial number 666. It is registered to an individual in Punta Gorda, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-540-A1A engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 73 knots and a range of about 214 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 10, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N10BU.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N10BU.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.