Turbine helicopter

N18DB

Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
53165
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N87Bb LLC (LLC)
Based
Monroe, NC
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Registration record

N18DB on the FAA register

Type
Bell 407
Serial
53165
Engines
1
Registered owner
N87Bb LLC
Monroe, NC
Certificate issued
2025-04-18
Airworthiness date
1997-03-21
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13EA0
Mode S (octal)
50237240
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N18DB to the current registrant.
  • 2011-05-03
    N18DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt DB1 (s/n 1100); cancelled.
  • 1997-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N18DB

N18DB is a Bell 407, serial number 53165. The FAA register lists N87Bb LLC as the registrant in Monroe, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 21, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18DB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18DB.

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.