N8478L
1963 Bell 47G-4
N8478L on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2033-03-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2026-03-03Certificate of registration issued as N8478L to the current registrant.
- 1992-02-24Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
- 1973-06-26N8478L previously assigned to a Cessna 172/180 Conversion / 172I Skyhawk / 172L Skyhawk (s/n 172-56678); cancelled.
- 1963Manufactured (1963).
About N8478L
N8478L is a 1963 Bell 47G-4, serial number 3339. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-540 series 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 restricted category, dated February 24, 1992.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8478L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Bell 47G-4 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
