WHIRLYBIRDS LLC· ICAO24 a80b80· last seen 1d ago

N6173 is a Bell 47G operated by WHIRLYBIRDS LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 64 flights totalling 30 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KBDR to KBDR. Service window in our records spans 433 days. Of those flights, 2 (3.1%) 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.

FLIGHTS
64
all time
FLOWN HOURS
30
tracked time
📍
AIRPORTS VISITED
5
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
6 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
6/8/2025 → 8/15/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
3.1%
2 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

5
22
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 32 operations of N6173

32
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
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
8/9/2025
7m
No alerts
8/9/2025
4m
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
8/5/2025
3m
No alerts
6/15/2025
54m
No alerts
6/8/2025
1h 6m
No alerts
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