Piston helicopter

N74823

1953 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1953
Serial
270
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, AK
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1953 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N74823 on the FAA register

Type
1953 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA: Bell 47D1)
Serial
270
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2025-11-14
Airworthiness date
1966-04-18
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA12FC
Mode S (octal)
52411374
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N74823.
  • 2021-01-01
    Accident at Marana, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-08-11
    Accident at Clanton, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N74823

N74823 is a 1953 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (FAA model 47D1), serial number 270. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 18, 1966.

N74823 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-01-01 Accident · Marana, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR21LA077
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control, which resulted in a hard landing.
2015-08-11 Accident · Clanton, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA15CA221
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1
Probable cause: The student pilot's abrupt cyclic and collective inputs during the approach to land which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a subsequent tail boom strike by the main rotor blades.

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.