Turbine helicopter

N1SP

2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2013
Serial
57184
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State of Delaware + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Dover, DE
Registration record

N1SP on the FAA register

Type
2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Serial
57184
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
State of Delaware + 2 co-owners
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2014-11-03
Airworthiness date
2014-01-14
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A001A0
Mode S (octal)
50000640
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-07-11
    Accident at Georgetown, DE.
  • 2014-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1SP to the current registrant.
  • 2014-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
  • 1998-02-13
    N1SP previously assigned to a ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (s/n 2049); cancelled.
Overview

About N1SP

N1SP is a 2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, serial number 57184. The FAA register lists State of Delaware + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 14, 2014.

N1SP has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-07-11 Accident · Georgetown, DE Fatal injury NTSB · ERA16LA253
Reported aircraft: Bell 429
Probable cause: The emergency response team's failure to ensure that the system operator was secured to the helicopter, which resulted in his fall during the recurrent rescue hoist training operation.

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.