Turbine helicopter

N342AE

1997 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
53226
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc (Corporation)
Based
O Fallon, MO
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Registration record

N342AE on the FAA register

Type
1997 Bell 407
Serial
53226
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc
O Fallon, MO
Certificate issued
2015-09-02
Airworthiness date
1997-12-10
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3C4C1
Mode S (octal)
50742301
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N342AE to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-11-20
    N342AE previously assigned to a Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (s/n AC545); cancelled.
Overview

About N342AE

N342AE is a 1997 Bell 407, serial number 53226. The FAA register lists Air Evac Ems Inc as the registrant in O Fallon, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 2, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 December 10, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N342AE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-25 Accident · Hot Springs, AR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW92FA218
Reported aircraft: Fairchild SA 227-AC — a different aircraft that carried the N342AE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER TRAVEL DIRECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS AFTER BEING MADE AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED.

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.