Turbine helicopter

N30VA

2000 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
53453
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Commonwealth of Virginia + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Richmond, VA
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Registration record

N30VA on the FAA register

Type
2000 Bell 407
Serial
53453
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Registered owner
Commonwealth of Virginia + 1 co-owner
Richmond, VA
Certificate issued
2001-03-08
Airworthiness date
2000-10-25
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A31ED5
Mode S (octal)
50617325
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N30VA to the current registrant.
  • 2000-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979-10-11
    N30VA previously assigned to a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (s/n 251); cancelled.
Overview

About N30VA

N30VA is a 2000 Bell 407, serial number 53453. The FAA register lists Commonwealth of Virginia + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Richmond, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2001 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C47 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 25, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30VA. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-02-23 Accident · Blacksburg,Va, 46 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0230
Reported aircraft: Hiller 1100 — a different aircraft that carried the N30VA registration before this airframe.
1972-12-13 Accident · Roanoke,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3263
Reported aircraft: Fairchild FH1100 — a different aircraft that carried the N30VA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NOT OBVD BY PLT FELL INTO CYCLE AREA JAMMED CTLS.
1970-08-05 Accident · Bedford,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3299
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft FH1100 — a different aircraft that carried the N30VA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S.

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.