Turbine helicopter

N26CH

1998 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
53312
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Panama City, FL
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Registration record

N26CH on the FAA register

Type
1998 Bell 407
Serial
53312
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Registered owner
Coastal Air Service Inc
Panama City, FL
Certificate issued
2018-05-15
Airworthiness date
2019-02-08
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A27CDE
Mode S (octal)
50476336
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2018-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N26CH to the current registrant.
  • 2013-02-06
    N26CH previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV6 (s/n 20515); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N26CH

N26CH is a 1998 Bell 407, serial number 53312. The FAA register lists Coastal Air Service Inc as the registrant in Panama City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C47 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 8, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N26CH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-12 Accident · Roseburg, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA98LA163
Reported aircraft: Six/Huber RV-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N26CH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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.