- Registered owner
- Scotts Helicopter Service
- Location
- Le Sueur, MN
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 7
- Year built
- 1947
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- April 28, 1964
- Certificate issued
- June 15, 2018
- Expires
- June 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A0D56D
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 · 65
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 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
See all 68 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB CEN17LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Lake, MNThe failure of the metal core assembly within a wooden main rotor blade due to undetected corrosion and fatigue, which caused the wooden blade to separate from the rotor mast.NTSB LAX72DVA60Accident · No injuriesClosedWasco, CANTSB LAX70D0129Accident · No injuriesClosedShafter, CA
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N153BGeneral 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 47D1 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 126
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell 47D1
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,