N140B
1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
N140B on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-03-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2022-03-24Certificate of registration issued as N140B.
- 1992-06-19Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1947Manufactured (1947).
About N140B
N140B is a 1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA model 47D1), serial number 60. The FAA register lists L Bachman LLC as the registrant in Independence, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V 350 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 19, 1992.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N140B.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N140B.
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.
