Piston helicopter

N427HS

1959 Bell 47D1G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
427
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Taz Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, DE
Registration record

N427HS on the FAA register

Type
1959 Bell 47D1G
Serial
427
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Taz Air Service Inc
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2005-05-31
Airworthiness date
1961-05-09
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A51660
Mode S (octal)
51213140
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N427HS.
  • 1961-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N427HS

N427HS is a 1959 Bell 47D1G, serial number 427. The FAA register lists Taz Air Service Inc as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 31, 2005 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 9, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N427HS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N427HS.

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.