Turbine helicopter

N8161K

1969 Bell 47G-3B-2

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
6743
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pendleton, OR
1969 Bell 47G-3B-2
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-2. Not a photo of N8161K.
Registration record

N8161K on the FAA register

Type
1969 Bell 47G-3B-2
Serial
6743
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pendleton, OR
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1992-02-24
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AB222B
Mode S (octal)
52621053
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
214 nm
Cruise (type)
73 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1992-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1988-04-15
    N8161K previously assigned to a Piper Seneca V / Seneca III (s/n 348233109); cancelled.
  • 1979-12-14
    N8161K previously assigned to a Schweizer Aircraft G-164D (s/n 7D); cancelled.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
  • 1948-02-03
    N8161K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1-1161); cancelled.
Overview

About N8161K

N8161K is a 1969 Bell 47G-3B-2, serial number 6743. It is registered to an individual in Pendleton, Oregon.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine 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 February 24, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8161K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-11-12 Accident · Detroit, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI87LA025
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-220T — a different aircraft that carried the N8161K registration before this airframe.

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.