- Registered owner
- Heli Flite Inc
- Location
- Corona, CA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 1017
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- June 4, 1965
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 2026
- Expires
- May 31, 2033
- Mode S code
- A8B17A
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Franklin 6VS-335 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 58
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 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 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 61 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 · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 19980405010979IHovering · Sand Springs, OKNarrative: the aircraft hovered sideways, caught skid and skid collapsed. Student pilot was solo, instructor watching from the ground. While hovering a gust of wind blew the aircraft to the left. Pilot corrected with right cyclic and did not wait for control…Accident 19830515019739APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Plainsboro, NJHelicopter crashed during aerial application flight when tail rotor drive shaft broke. PN476441799.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N6597DGeneral 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 47G aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 134
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell 47G
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,