- Registered owner
- Bertiling Brad
- Location
- North Shore, CA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 2214
- Year built
- 1958
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- September 5, 1980
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 2001
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- AB9D52
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming VO-435 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 63
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 |
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| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 67 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
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.
Accident 20020824021989ANorth Shore, CA(-23) The operator of a Bell 47-G2 (N8478H, serial number 2214) struck power lines with his tail rotor while making a final pass during an aerial application of chemical nutrients in a field in oasis, CA. The single occupant sustained serious injury,…Incident 19890521032289ISfl Autorotation · San Juan, Puerto RicoPracticing power recovery auto rotation. Had directional control problems. Hard landing had tail rotor malfunction.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N8478HGeneral 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-2 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 151
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-2
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,