Turbine helicopter

N280LB

2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
54304
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N280LB.
Registration record

N280LB on the FAA register

Type
2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Serial
54304
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2015-08-10
Airworthiness date
2015-09-17
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CEF7
Mode S (octal)
50547367
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N280LB.
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N280LB

N280LB is a 2011 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters, serial number 54304. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2015 and expires on August 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 September 17, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280LB.

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.