Piston helicopter

N555EN

1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
6
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V-335 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Butler, PA
1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N555EN.
Registration record

N555EN on the FAA register

Type
1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Bell 47D1)
Serial
6
Engines
Franklin 6V-335 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Butler, PA
Certificate issued
2013-03-04
Airworthiness date
1983-07-11
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7126F
Mode S (octal)
51611157
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N555EN.
  • 1983-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N555EN

N555EN is a 1947 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA model 47D1), serial number 6. It is registered to an individual in Butler, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V-335 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 11, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N555EN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N555EN.

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.