Turbine helicopter

N247W

1968 Bell 47G-3B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
6683
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wildhorse Helicopter Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pendleton, OR
1968 Bell 47G-3B-2
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-2. Not a photo of N247W.
Registration record

N247W on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell 47G-3B-2
Serial
6683
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Wildhorse Helicopter Co Inc
Pendleton, OR
Certificate issued
2017-08-21
Airworthiness date
2018-05-01
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A24BF4
Mode S (octal)
50445764
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2017-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N247W.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N247W

N247W is a 1968 Bell 47G-3B-2, serial number 6683. The FAA register lists Wildhorse Helicopter Co Inc as the registrant in Pendleton, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming TVO-435-GIA 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 restricted category, dated May 1, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N247W.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-2 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 N247W.

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.