Piston helicopter

N1311X

1966 Bell 47G-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
7823
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pensacola, FL
Registration record

N1311X on the FAA register

Type
1966 Bell 47G-5
Serial
7823
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Brown Helicopter Inc
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2025-11-13
Airworthiness date
1997-05-07
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A08179
Mode S (octal)
50100571
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1311X.
  • 1997-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N1311X

N1311X is a 1966 Bell 47G-5, serial number 7823. The FAA register lists Brown Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-435 series 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 restricted category, dated May 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1311X.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-5 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 N1311X.

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.