N51711

Bell 47J-2 · built 1962

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 24, 1950.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

  • June 25, 1988Accident

    THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED RUNWAY 10 AT PLUM ISLAND AIRPORT, TURNED LEFT OVER THE PLUM ISLAND RIVER AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT NO WARNING WAS NOTED AND A CHECK OF THE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NO PROBLEMS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE NO UNUSUAL NOISES. THE HELICOPTER WAS AUTOROTATED INTO WATER.

    Bell 47J2

  • May 17, 1979Accident

    Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Assembly; Missing

    Bell 47J2