Turbine helicopter

N8478T

1971 Bell 47G-4A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
7754
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Land Sea Air Leasing Corp (Corporation)
Based
Ward Cove, AK
Registration record

N8478T on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell 47G-4A
Serial
7754
Engines
Lycoming VO-540 series
Registered owner
Land Sea Air Leasing Corp
Ward Cove, AK
Certificate issued
2001-10-19
Airworthiness date
2001-10-30
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB9D5C
Mode S (octal)
52716534
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N8478T to the current registrant.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
  • 1960-01-21
    N8478T previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182C (s/n 52378); cancelled.
Overview

About N8478T

N8478T is a 1971 Bell 47G-4A, serial number 7754. The FAA register lists Land Sea Air Leasing Corp as the registrant in Ward Cove, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2001 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine 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 standard category (normal), dated October 30, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8478T.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-4A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8478T.

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.