Turbine helicopter

N224AM

2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
54070
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N224AM.
Registration record

N224AM on the FAA register

Type
2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Serial
54070
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
2021-12-16
Airworthiness date
2011-06-06
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1EFE9
Mode S (octal)
50367751
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N224AM to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-01-15
    N224AM previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC227); cancelled.
Overview

About N224AM

N224AM is a 2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters, serial number 54070. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 16, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 6, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N224AM. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-20 Accident · Des Moines, IA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI97LA266
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA226TC — a different aircraft that carried the N224AM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to perform the emergency procedure for shut-down of the right engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the power lever cable became disconnected from the fuel control unit, due to improper maintenance; and reduced directional control of the airplane, when one engine remained at a high power setting.
1977-02-02 Accident · Parsons,Ks, 16 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0008
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226 — a different aircraft that carried the N224AM registration before this airframe.

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.