Turbine helicopter

N144MA

1998 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
53255
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Minuteman Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Missoula, MT
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Registration record

N144MA on the FAA register

Type
1998 Bell 407
Serial
53255
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Minuteman Aviation Inc
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2012-03-30
Airworthiness date
2012-03-29
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0B2A0
Mode S (octal)
50131240
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N144MA.
  • 2012-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N144MA

N144MA is a 1998 Bell 407, serial number 53255. The FAA register lists Minuteman Aviation Inc as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 29, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N144MA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N144MA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.