Piston helicopter

N170HF

1968 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
3687
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Efinance LLC (LLC)
Based
Wichita, KS
1968 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N170HF.
Registration record

N170HF on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
3687
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Efinance LLC
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2014-02-03
Airworthiness date
2001-05-25
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A119E2
Mode S (octal)
50214742
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N170HF.
  • 2001-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N170HF

N170HF is a 1968 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 3687. The FAA register lists Efinance LLC as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 standard category (normal), dated May 25, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N170HF.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-1 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 N170HF.

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.