Piston helicopter

N47JA

1966 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
3580
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gws Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Mount Vernon, IA
1966 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N47JA.
Registration record

N47JA on the FAA register

Type
1966 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
3580
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Gws Holdings LLC
Mount Vernon, IA
Certificate issued
2022-09-10
Airworthiness date
1975-02-13
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5BF8A
Mode S (octal)
51337612
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N47JA to the current registrant.
  • 1975-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-07-29
    N47JA previously assigned to a Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 (s/n 250); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N47JA

N47JA is a 1966 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 3580. The FAA register lists Gws Holdings LLC as the registrant in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 February 13, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47JA.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47JA.

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.