Piston helicopter

N225B

1949 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1949
Serial
149
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hammock Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Smithville, AR
1949 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N225B.
Registration record

N225B on the FAA register

Type
1949 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Bell 47D1)
Serial
149
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Hammock Flying Service Inc
Smithville, AR
Certificate issued
2021-05-21
Airworthiness date
1963-04-23
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A1F3AD
Mode S (octal)
50371655
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N225B.
  • 1969-07-09
    Accident at Fairfield,Pa, 38; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-02-02
    Accident at Broqueville Pa, 38; damage: substantial.
  • 1963-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N225B

N225B is a 1949 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA model 47D1), serial number 149. The FAA register lists Hammock Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Smithville, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated April 23, 1963.

N225B has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-09 Accident · Fairfield,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2786
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1
Probable cause: RIOR TO ATTEMPTING T/O WITH HEAVILY LOADED ACFT.
1966-02-02 Accident · Broqueville Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0020
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1
Probable cause: MISC-RIGHT LANDING SKID FROZEN IN SNOW AT LIFTOFF

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.