Piston helicopter

N47CS

1958 Bell 47G-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1958
Serial
2255
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tropicalproperties LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
1958 Bell 47G-2
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-2. Not a photo of N47CS.
Registration record

N47CS on the FAA register

Type
1958 Bell 47G-2
Serial
2255
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Tropicalproperties LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2024-03-13
Airworthiness date
1997-09-18
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5BF04
Mode S (octal)
51337404
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N47CS to the current registrant.
  • 2013-07-16
    N47CS previously assigned to a Robinson R22 (s/n 0079); cancelled.
  • 1997-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N47CS

N47CS is a 1958 Bell 47G-2, serial number 2255. The FAA register lists Tropicalproperties LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-435 series 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, dated September 18, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N47CS. 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-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-09-17 Accident · W.Kingston, RI Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC88LA237
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N47CS registration before this airframe.

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.