Piston helicopter

N147WB

1963 Bell 47G-3B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
2982
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Triple Sss Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Muskegon, MI
Registration record

N147WB on the FAA register

Type
1963 Bell 47G-3B
Serial
2982
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Registered owner
Triple Sss Aviation Inc
Muskegon, MI
Certificate issued
2003-09-10
Airworthiness date
1975-02-26
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0BEA7
Mode S (octal)
50137247
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N147WB.
  • 1975-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N147WB

N147WB is a 1963 Bell 47G-3B, serial number 2982. The FAA register lists Triple Sss Aviation Inc as the registrant in Muskegon, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2003 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-435 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 February 26, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N147WB.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B 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 N147WB.

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.