Turbine helicopter

N257JB

2023 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
56361
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Slaughter, LA
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Registration record

N257JB on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 407GXI
Serial
56361
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC
Slaughter, LA
Certificate issued
2025-06-10
Airworthiness date
2023-09-11
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27249
Mode S (octal)
50471111
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
285 nm
Cruise (type)
121 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N257JB to the current registrant.
  • 2023-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011-07-20
    N257JB previously assigned to a Schempp-Hirth K. G Nimbus II (s/n 107); cancelled.
Overview

About N257JB

N257JB is a 2023 Bell 407GXI, serial number 56361. The FAA register lists Bennett Aviation LLC as the registrant in Slaughter, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 engine and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 121 knots and a range of about 285 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 11, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257JB.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257JB.

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.