Piston helicopter

N8518Z

1981 Bell-Huddleston And Wilson 47G-3B1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
47-1980
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dickinson, TX
Registration record

N8518Z on the FAA register

Type
1981 Bell-Huddleston And Wilson 47G-3B1
Serial
47-1980
Engines
Lycoming TVO-435-GIA
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dickinson, TX
Certificate issued
2026-05-08
Airworthiness date
1981-01-27
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABAE97
Mode S (octal)
52727227
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

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518Z.
  • 1981-01-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
Overview

About N8518Z

N8518Z is a 1981 Bell-Huddleston And Wilson 47G-3B1, serial number 47-1980. It is registered to an individual in Dickinson, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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 January 27, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8518Z.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell-Huddleston And Wilson 47G-3B1 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 N8518Z.

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.