Piston helicopter

N2098

1963 Bell 47J-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
2850
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ramona, CA
Registration record

N2098 on the FAA register

Type
1963 Bell 47J-2
Serial
2850
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum
Ramona, CA
Certificate issued
2007-03-30
Airworthiness date
1963-10-08
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1B6E2
Mode S (octal)
50333342
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2098 to the current registrant.
  • 1963-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1927-08-08
    N2098 previously assigned to a Homebuilt BGB MIDWING (s/n 295); cancelled.
Overview

About N2098

N2098 is a 1963 Bell 47J-2, serial number 2850. The FAA register lists Classic Rotors Museum as the registrant in Ramona, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 8, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2098.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2098.

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.