Aircraft Description
N99478 is a 1963 Bell UH-1B, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to VF99478 LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 4, 1995. The registration certificate was issued on October 31, 2023. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming T-53 SERIES engine producing 1150 horsepower, N99478 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADE4ED (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N99478 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.1373, -74.5535 on March 9, 2026. The FAA registry record for N99478 was last updated on June 6, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bell, a Textron company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of rotorcraft. From the iconic Bell 206 JetRanger to the Bell 505 and 525, Bell helicopters serve civil, military, and commercial helicopter markets worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 4,083 Bell aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the UH-1B model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N99478. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC