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Bell 47G-3B-2: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Bell 47G-3B-2 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

25currently registered

57average age (years)

1969median model year

3seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

240NTSB events per 1,000 registered

6NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Bell 47G-3B-2 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Bell 47G-3B-2 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
California	4
Oregon	3
Minnesota	3
Montana	2
Kansas	2
Delaware	2

Bell 47G-3B-2 airframes with a public accident record

These Bell 47G-3B-2 aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N123NM · 2 records prior tail number
N147HC 1971 · 1 record prior tail number
N147RS · 1 record prior tail number
N4731R 1967 · 1 record prior tail number
N1461W 1969 · 1 record
N2918W 1971 · 1 record

Other Bell models

206B · 790 registered
407 · 371 registered
UH-1H · 293 registered
OH-58A · 208 registered
206L-3 · 160 registered
206-L4 · 122 registered
OH-58C · 90 registered
47G-2 · 86 registered

Was this Bell 47G-3B-2 ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Bell 47G-3B-2 that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Bell 47G-3B-2 by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24