Turbine helicopter

N28LL

2003 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
53581
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
2003 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Representative photo of a Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters. Not a photo of N28LL.
Registration record

N28LL on the FAA register

Type
2003 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Serial
53581
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-10-28
Airworthiness date
2003-12-10
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CCA7
Mode S (octal)
50546247
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N28LL to the current registrant.
  • 2009-08-18
    N28LL previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 2843385); cancelled.
  • 2003-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-12-23
    N28LL previously assigned to a Homebuilt W-18 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N28LL

N28LL is a 2003 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters, serial number 53581. The FAA register lists Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 December 10, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28LL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-09-16 Accident · Reno,Nv, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2435
Reported aircraft: La Lee W-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N28LL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RE TWICE THEN ACFT DOVE AT 45DEG ANGLE INTO GD.

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.