Piston helicopter

N500EN

1965 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
2955
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nockair Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Longboat Key, FL
1965 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N500EN.
Registration record

N500EN on the FAA register

Type
1965 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
2955
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Nockair Helicopters Inc
Longboat Key, FL
Certificate issued
2007-09-14
Airworthiness date
1967-06-09
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A63A61
Mode S (octal)
51435141
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).
  • 2007-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N500EN.
  • 1967-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N500EN

N500EN is a 1965 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 2955. The FAA register lists Nockair Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Longboat Key, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 2007 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 multiple category, dated June 9, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500EN.

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 N500EN.

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.