Turbine helicopter

N284SP

2005 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
53655
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kentucky State Police (Government)
Based
Frankfort, KY
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Registration record

N284SP on the FAA register

Type
2005 Bell 407
Serial
53655
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Kentucky State Police
Frankfort, KY
Certificate issued
2022-04-20
Airworthiness date
2005-07-27
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2DE75
Mode S (octal)
50557165
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N284SP to the current registrant.
  • 2013-08-12
    N284SP previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S8235); cancelled.
  • 2005-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N284SP

N284SP is a 2005 Bell 407, serial number 53655. The FAA register lists Kentucky State Police as the registrant in Frankfort, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 July 27, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N284SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-03-13 Accident · Indiantown, FL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · NYC08FA133
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N284SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the overweight condition of the airplane and the inoperative stall warning horn.

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.