WHIRLYBIRDS LLC· ICAO24 a80b80· last seen 12d ago

N6173 is a Bell 47G operated by WHIRLYBIRDS LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 76 flights totalling 37 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KBDR to KBDR. Service window in our records spans 480 days. Of those flights, 4 (5.3%) carry at least one detected incident: a 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.

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FLIGHTS
76
all time
⏱
FLOWN HOURS
37
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
6
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
7 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
6/8/2025 → 10/1/2026
first → last
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INCIDENT RATE
5.3%
4 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

6
24
2
1
1
1
1

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 38 operations of N6173

38
10/1/2026
33m
No alerts
10/1/2026
29m
No alerts
9/12/2026
46m
No alerts
9/12/2026
51m
No alerts
9/5/2026
57m
No alerts
8/30/2026
44m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/15/2026
20m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/15/2026
20m
No alerts
8/14/2026
15m
No alerts
7/26/2026
42m
No alerts
7/22/2026
19m
No alerts
7/13/2026
34m
No alerts
7/11/2026
16m
No alerts
7/11/2026
6m
No alerts
6/30/2026
19m
No alerts
6/28/2026
34m
No alerts
6/28/2026
23m
No alerts
6/21/2026
1h 2m
No alerts
6/14/2026
43m
No alerts
6/7/2026
29m
No alerts
5/31/2026
50m
No alerts
5/27/2026
55m
No alerts
5/1/2026
50m
No alerts
3/19/2026
1h 0m
No alerts
11/19/2025
35m
No alerts
9/27/2025
14m
No alerts
9/9/2025
6m
No alerts
8/9/2025
9m
No alerts
8/9/2025
4m
No alerts
8/9/2025
4m
No alerts
8/8/2025
7m
No alerts
8/8/2025
10m
No alerts
6/19/2025
23m
No alerts
6/15/2025
54m
No alerts
6/8/2025
1h 6m
No alerts
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