- Registered owner
- Plevyak Malcolm S
- Location
- Berwick, PA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 479
- Year built
- 1952
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Multiple
- Airworthiness date
- June 17, 1965
- Certificate issued
- June 6, 2024
- Expires
- June 30, 2031
- Mode S code
- AC8CFD
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 · 8
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB ATL97LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolcomb, MSThe failure of the pilot to adequately see and avoid all obstructions while doing aerial application work.NTSB ATL94LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHazel Green, ALUndetermined.NTSB ATL89DLT03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportShelbyville, TNFailure in the rotor drive system for unknown reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to perform an autorotation.NTSB ATL87LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe aerial application flight was dispensing insecticides on a cotton field. While maneuvering to avoid powerlines during the procedure turnaround following an upwind swath run, the pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed to ensure effective…NTSB MIA79FLA48Accident · No injuriesClosedHahira, GANTSB MIA77DKG41Accident · No injuriesClosedBerlin, GANTSB MKC76DCQ57Accident · No injuriesClosedSublette, KSNTSB MIA72FLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCheraw, SC
FAA incident reports · 7
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 19970811021649ALow Level Operations · Holcomb, MSHelicopter was involved in aerial application, hit a telephone line and landed in a field.(.4) the pilot stated the cotton field he was going to spray with insecticide was lined with utility lines. He circled the field `2 or 3 times to locate obstructions',…Accident 19940913026889ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Hazel Green, ALAborted takeoff for unknown condition. Tried slide landing in tall grass skid caught cotton. Broke. Rolled over.Accident 19890512011449AForced/Precautionary Landing · Shelbyville, TNLoud bang engine RPM at red line. Shut down but too low for autorotation. Impact chopped tailboom. No cause given.Accident 19870708034359ALow Level Operations · Huntsville, ALThe agricultural spray helicopter settled into crops during a downwind turn. Pilot failed to maintain rotor speed.Accident 19790901023879ALow Level Operations · Hahira, GALost control of helicopter due to binding fore and aft power cylinder. Situation called for more pressure by pilot.Accident 19770702017889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Berlin, GASimplex P/N3630224 failed.Accident 19760604014829ALow Level Operations · Sublette, KSWheat entangled in the skids-pulled acft into ground.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N908BGeneral 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,