Turbine helicopter

N17DE

2006 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
53700
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
2006 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N17DE.
Registration record

N17DE on the FAA register

Type
2006 Bell 407
Serial
53700
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2021-01-16
Airworthiness date
2017-02-23
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11724
Mode S (octal)
50213444
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N17DE to the current registrant.
  • 2017-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011-05-25
    N17DE previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer (s/n 193); cancelled.
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N17DE

N17DE is a 2006 Bell 407, serial number 53700. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2021 and expires on January 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 February 23, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17DE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17DE.

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.