Piston helicopter

N86SD

1973 Bell 47G-5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
25118
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clearwater Beach, FL
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Registration record

N86SD on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bell 47G-5A
Serial
25118
Engines
Lycoming VO-435 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clearwater Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2014-05-20
Airworthiness date
1973-05-14
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABCE12
Mode S (octal)
52747022
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N86SD to the current registrant.
  • 1994-07-14
    N86SD previously assigned to a Mitsubishi Marquise (s/n 765SA); cancelled.
  • 1973-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N86SD

N86SD is a 1973 Bell 47G-5A, serial number 25118. It is registered to an individual in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 (normal), dated May 14, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N86SD. 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-5A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-19 Accident · Zwingle, IA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA93GA042
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 — a different aircraft that carried the N86SD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FATIGUE CRACKING AND FRACTURE OF THE PROPELLER HUB ARM. THE RESULTANT SEPARATION OF THE HUB ARM AND THE PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGED THE ENGINE, NACELLE, WING, AND FUSELAGE, THEREBY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DEGRADATION TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL THAT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING PROBLEMATIC. THE CAUSE OF THE PROPELLER HUB ARM FRACTURE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE FATIGUE STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURING AND TIME-RELATED FACTORS (DECARBURIZATION, RESIDUAL STRESS, CORROSION, MIXED MICROSTRUCTURE, AND MACHINING/SCORING MARKS) THAT REDUCED THE FATIGUE RESISTANCE OF THE MATERIAL, PROBABLY COMBINED WITH EXPOSURE TO HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL CYCLIC LOADS DURING OPERATION OF THE PROPELLER AT…

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.