Turbine helicopter

N26VA

2006 Bell 407

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
53688
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Virginia State Police (Government)
Based
Richmond, VA
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Registration record

N26VA on the FAA register

Type
2006 Bell 407
Serial
53688
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Virginia State Police
Richmond, VA
Certificate issued
2020-01-06
Airworthiness date
2006-03-15
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27E80
Mode S (octal)
50477200
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-16
    Accident at Chesterfield, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N26VA.
  • 2006-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N26VA

N26VA is a 2006 Bell 407, serial number 53688. The FAA register lists Virginia State Police as the registrant in Richmond, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 15, 2006.

N26VA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-11-16 Accident · Chesterfield, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA24LA045
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Probable cause: A hard landing, which resulted in a main rotor strike of the left vertical stablizer.

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.