WHIRLYBIRDS LLC· ICAO24 a80b80· last seen 7d ago

N6173 is a Bell 47G operated by WHIRLYBIRDS LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 40 flights totalling 22 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KBDR to KBDR. Service window in our records spans 387 days. Of those flights, 2 (5.0%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Bell 47G has a maximum takeoff weight of 2,950 lb, light wake category.

About the Bell 47G

The Bell 47 is a classic single-engine light piston helicopter, instantly recognizable by its bubble canopy and open lattice tailboom. Widely used for training, agriculture, and utility work since the late 1940s.

FLIGHTS
40
all time
FLOWN HOURS
22
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
2
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
2 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
06/08/2025 → 06/30/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
5.0%
2 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

1
16

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

Aircraft specifications

Bell 47G

Engines
Single Rotorcraft
MTOW
2,950 lb
Wake category
L

Recent flights

Newest 20 operations of N6173

20
06/30/2026
19m
No alerts
06/28/2026
34m
No alerts
06/28/2026
23m
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06/21/2026
1h 2m
No alerts
06/14/2026
43m
No alerts
06/07/2026
29m
No alerts
05/31/2026
50m
No alerts
05/27/2026
55m
No alerts
05/01/2026
50m
No alerts
03/19/2026
1h 0m
No alerts
11/19/2025
35m
No alerts
09/27/2025
14m
No alerts
09/08/2025
6m
No alerts
08/09/2025
7m
No alerts
08/09/2025
9m
No alerts
08/08/2025
7m
No alerts
08/08/2025
10m
No alerts
08/05/2025
3m
No alerts
06/15/2025
54m
No alerts
06/08/2025
1h 6m
△ Unstable approach
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