Piston helicopter

N44SG

1965 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
2945
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Staten Island Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Staten Island, NY
1965 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N44SG.
Registration record

N44SG on the FAA register

Type
1965 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
2945
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Staten Island Helicopters Inc
Staten Island, NY
Certificate issued
1998-07-17
Airworthiness date
1965-01-14
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A549DB
Mode S (octal)
51244733
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N44SG to the current registrant.
  • 1992-06-30
    N44SG previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 317652058); cancelled.
  • 1980-11-12
    N44SG previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD-198); cancelled.
  • 1965-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N44SG

N44SG is a 1965 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 2945. The FAA register lists Staten Island Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Staten Island, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston 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 standard category (normal), dated January 14, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44SG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-09-04 Accident · South Bay,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3839
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65-A80 — a different aircraft that carried the N44SG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OD FIELD.

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.