Piston helicopter

N5H

1946 Bell 47B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
3
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (Corporation)
Based
West Chester, PA
Registration record

N5H on the FAA register

Type
1946 Bell 47B
Serial
3
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
West Chester, PA
Certificate issued
1997-01-13
Airworthiness date
1956-03-08
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A635ED
Mode S (octal)
51432755
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-01-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N5H to the current registrant.
  • 1956-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
  • 1938-06-01
    N5H previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Robin C-1 (s/n 370); cancelled.
Overview

About N5H

N5H is a 1946 Bell 47B, serial number 3. The FAA register lists American Helicopter Museum and Education Center as the registrant in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 13, 1997 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 8, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5H.

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.