Piston helicopter

N90543

1964 Bell 47G-3B-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
3451
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid-Michigan Helicopter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Greenville, MI
1964 Bell 47G-3B-1
Representative photo of a Bell 47G-3B-1. Not a photo of N90543.
Registration record

N90543 on the FAA register

Type
1964 Bell 47G-3B-1
Serial
3451
Engines
1
Registered owner
Mid-Michigan Helicopter Inc
Greenville, MI
Certificate issued
1986-06-24
Airworthiness date
1976-12-02
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
AC84BF
Mode S (octal)
53102277
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N90543.
  • 1984-09-23
    Accident at Miss.Pal.St.Pk, IL; damage: destroyed.
  • 1976-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N90543

N90543 is a 1964 Bell 47G-3B-1, serial number 3451. The FAA register lists Mid-Michigan Helicopter Inc as the registrant in Greenville, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 1986 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter 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 December 2, 1976.

N90543 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
73 kt
Range
214 nm
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Bell 47G-3B-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-09-23 Accident · Miss.Pal.St.Pk, IL Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI84LA401
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-3B1

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Bell 47G-3B-1 aircraft

All 83 Bell 47G-3B-1 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Michigan

All 7,224 aircraft registered in Michigan →
Similar aircraft

Other piston helicopters on the register

More from Bell

Bell models on the register

Own N90543?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Bell aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Michigan· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.