Turbine helicopter

N397AL

1990 Bell 412SP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
36012
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N397AL on the FAA register

Type
1990 Bell 412SP
Serial
36012
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6 series
Registered owner
Vertol Systems Co LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2026-06-15
Airworthiness date
2006-05-23
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A49CD5
Mode S (octal)
51116325
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N397AL.
  • 2006-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N397AL

N397AL is a 1990 Bell 412SP, serial number 36012. The FAA register lists Vertol Systems Co LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney PT6 series engines and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 23, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N397AL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N397AL.

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.