Piston helicopter

N47PD

Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6610
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Guardian Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fillmore, CA
 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N47PD.
Registration record

N47PD on the FAA register

Type
Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
6610
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Guardian Helicopters Inc
Fillmore, CA
Certificate issued
2021-10-23
Airworthiness date
1991-05-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5C00A
Mode S (octal)
51340012
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N47PD to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-22
    N47PD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Pulsar III (s/n P97070536); cancelled.
  • 1991-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N47PD

N47PD is a Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 6610. The FAA register lists Guardian Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Fillmore, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2021 and expires on October 31, 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 May 1, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N47PD. 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

2010-06-21 Accident · Carmi, IL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN10LA334
Reported aircraft: Drone Paul E Pulsar III — a different aircraft that carried the N47PD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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.