Piston helicopter

N3103G

1959 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
185
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lancaster Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Landisville, PA
1959 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N3103G.
Registration record

N3103G on the FAA register

Type
1959 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Bell 47D1)
Serial
185
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Lancaster Helicopters Inc
Landisville, PA
Certificate issued
2002-10-17
Airworthiness date
1959-05-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A34999
Mode S (octal)
50644631
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3103G.
  • 1966-03-12
    Accident at Shelby Miss, 24; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
Overview

About N3103G

N3103G is a 1959 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA model 47D1), serial number 185. The FAA register lists Lancaster Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Landisville, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2002 and expires on July 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 May 22, 1959.

N3103G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-03-12 Accident · Shelby Miss, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0324
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1
Probable cause: Y.

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.