Piston helicopter

N31GB

Homebuilt Bettis 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
0844-1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palisade, CO
Registration record

N31GB on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bettis 1
Serial
0844-1
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palisade, CO
Certificate issued
2024-05-25
Airworthiness date
1987-02-15
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A34510
Mode S (octal)
50642420
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N31GB.
  • 1987-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N31GB

N31GB is a Homebuilt Bettis 1, serial number 0844-1. It is registered to an individual in Palisade, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 15, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31GB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31GB.

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.