Piston helicopter

N8520H

1980 Bell 47G-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
OLYMPIC-01
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vegas Baby! Lc (LLC)
Based
Royal Oak, MI
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1980 Bell 47G-2
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Registration record

N8520H on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 47G-2 (FAA: Bell-Olympic Helicopters 47G2)
Serial
OLYMPIC-01
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Vegas Baby! Lc
Royal Oak, MI
Certificate issued
2021-12-02
Airworthiness date
1981-01-12
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABB126
Mode S (octal)
52730446
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8520H.
  • 1981-01-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N8520H

N8520H is a 1980 Bell 47G-2 (FAA model 47G2), serial number OLYMPIC-01. The FAA register lists Vegas Baby! Lc as the registrant in Royal Oak, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming VO-435 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, dated January 12, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8520H. 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-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-26 Accident · Park Forest,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3171
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N8520H 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.