Dates

Event

Circa 1953

Constructed as a 47D-1.
Bell 47D1 647

21 May 1969

Certificate of airworthiness for NR929B (47D1, 647) issued.

By 19 March 1972

To unknown owner with c/r N929B.

19 March 1972

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI72DLQ34: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Hazard, KY. The engine failed or malfunctioned while en route for crop dusting. Rolled over while performing a power-off autorotative landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 20 June 1975

To unknown owner with c/r N929B.

20 June 1975

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC75FCG52: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:12 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Lowry City, MO. The engine failed or malfunctioned while taking off in the vertical. Rolled over while in an autorotative decent. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 8 March 1977

To unknown owner with c/r N929B.

8 March 1977

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW77FRA15: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Hobby Airport, Houston, TX. This was a local flight from Houston, TX. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 2 July 1982

To unknown owner with c/r N929B.

2 July 1982

Crashed.
The accident occurred at Louisville, KY, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot was en route to have a radio installed when the engine lost power. He made an autorotative landing in an open field. When the helicopter contacted the ground, the main rotor, tail rotor, tail boom and skids were damaged. The pilot stated that he thought there was sufficient fuel to complete the flight, but the helicopter ran out of fuel short of the airport.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 28 October 1982

To unknown owner with c/r N929B.

28 October 1982

Crashed.
There were two serious injuries. The accident occurred at Georgetown, IN, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot started to takeoff from area that was difficult to exit. He relanded once. During the second attempt to fly out, the helicopter collided with trees and crashed. The pilot was not rated in helicopters, but he said he had soloed.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

16 June 1986

To Bill F. Pearson, Russellville, KE with new c/r N929B.

5 June 2001

To Highlands Helicopter Services Inc, Daytona Beach, FL with new c/r N929B.

22 May 2017

Civil registration, N929B, cancelled.

20 June 2018

To Valiant Air Command Inc, Titusville, FL keeping c/r N929B.

15 March 2019

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Space Coast Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL.