Piston helicopter

N401BD

2021 Safari 400 Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
1BD
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pioneer Valley Military and Transportation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Westfield, MA
Registration record

N401BD on the FAA register

Type
2021 Safari 400 Piston Helicopters
Serial
1BD
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Pioneer Valley Military and Transportation Museum
Westfield, MA
Certificate issued
2023-12-19
Airworthiness date
2021-05-15
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4B075
Mode S (octal)
51130165
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Safari Enterprises Llc SAFARI 400
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N401BD to the current registrant.
  • 2021-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-08-27
    N401BD previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-4 (s/n BD251); cancelled.
Overview

About N401BD

N401BD is a 2021 Safari 400 Piston Helicopters, serial number 1BD. The FAA register lists Pioneer Valley Military and Transportation Museum as the registrant in Westfield, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 15, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N401BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N401BD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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