Piston helicopter

N4990H

1964 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
2942
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Services (Corporation)
Based
Le Sueur, MN
1964 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N4990H.
Registration record

N4990H on the FAA register

Type
1964 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
2942
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Scotts Helicopter Services
Le Sueur, MN
Certificate issued
1993-01-04
Airworthiness date
1983-12-16
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A633E7
Mode S (octal)
51431747
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N4990H to the current registrant.
  • 1990-07-31
    Accident at Coon Rapids, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1983-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-29
    N4990H previously assigned to a Piper PA-11 (s/n 11-885); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N4990H

N4990H is a 1964 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 2942. The FAA register lists Scotts Helicopter Services as the registrant in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 1993 and expires on April 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 December 16, 1983.

N4990H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

1990-07-31 Accident · Coon Rapids, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI90DER03
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS FUEL SUPPLY.
1965-07-07 Accident · Emmet N Dak, 34 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0369
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-11 — a different aircraft that carried the N4990H 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.