- Registered owner
- Suess Robert D
- Location
- San Jose, CA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 20
- Year built
- 1947
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 6, 1966
- Certificate issued
- July 6, 1998
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A074FB
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Franklin 6V4 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 64
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1960 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
See all 67 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N12888Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Bell 47D aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N12888General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Bell 47D aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 109
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell 47D
STC SA800EAInstallation of Whelen Anti-Collision, Position, or Anti-Collision/Position Light System, and applicable associated power suppliesSTC SA5581SWInstallation of ALCOR true-flow/ totalizer systemSTC SH3319NMInstallation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the
Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system,
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N12888 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.