Piston helicopter

N985B

1956 Bell 47H-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
1362
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wilmington, NC
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Registration record

N985B on the FAA register

Type
1956 Bell 47H-1
Serial
1362
Engines
Franklin 6V4 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wilmington, NC
Certificate issued
2026-04-22
Airworthiness date
1956-07-02
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADBDD0
Mode S (octal)
53336720
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N985B to the current registrant.
  • 1956-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1956-01-30
    N985B previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 1413); cancelled.
Overview

About N985B

N985B is a 1956 Bell 47H-1, serial number 1362. It is registered to an individual in Wilmington, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Franklin 6V4 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 2, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985B.

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.