Turbine helicopter

N171WH

1997 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
53149
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Westwind Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Fe, TX
1997 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N171WH.
Registration record

N171WH on the FAA register

Type
1997 Bell 407
Serial
53149
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Westwind Helicopters Inc
Santa Fe, TX
Certificate issued
2022-09-24
Airworthiness date
1997-05-27
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11EE0
Mode S (octal)
50217340
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N171WH to the current registrant.
  • 2014-04-17
    N171WH previously assigned to a Learjet 35 (s/n 171); cancelled.
  • 1997-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N171WH

N171WH is a 1997 Bell 407, serial number 53149. The FAA register lists Westwind Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Santa Fe, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 27, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171WH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171WH.

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.