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N153B

Bell 47D1

Valid Minnesota

N153B is a Bell 47D1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1947. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Scotts Helicopter Service, a corporation in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 15, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated April 28, 1964.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
47D1
Serial number
7
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Franklin 6V4 SERIES · 210 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A0D56D (octal 50152555)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 15, 2018
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 19, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · April 28, 1964
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00571850

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Scotts Helicopter Service
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 92
Le Sueur, MN 56058-0092

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data