Piston helicopter

N7928S

1966 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1966
Serial
6598
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gardenville Project LLC (LLC)
Based
Watkins, CO
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1966 Bell 47G-3B-1
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Registration record

N7928S on the FAA register

Type
1966 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
6598
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Gardenville Project LLC
Watkins, CO
Certificate issued
2024-11-12
Airworthiness date
1980-06-06
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
AAC2F4
Mode S (octal)
52541364
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

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N7928S.
  • 1982-10-02
    Accident at Malta, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1974-06-16
    Accident at Lima,Mont, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N7928S

N7928S is a 1966 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 6598. The FAA register lists Gardenville Project LLC as the registrant in Watkins, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 experimental category (showing compliance), dated June 6, 1980.

N7928S has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1982-10-02 Accident · Malta, MT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN83LA006
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
1974-06-16 Accident · Lima,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1880
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Probable cause: E BRUSH.

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.