Turbine helicopter

N407SH

2014 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2014
Serial
54501
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Stanislaus County (Government)
Based
Modesto, CA
2014 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N407SH on the FAA register

Type
2014 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Serial
54501
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Stanislaus County
Modesto, CA
Certificate issued
2021-09-01
Airworthiness date
2022-06-15
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4C83A
Mode S (octal)
51144072
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2021-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N407SH.
  • 2014
    Manufactured (2014).
  • 2006-08-19
    Accident at Havre, MT; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N407SH

N407SH is a 2014 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters, serial number 54501. The FAA register lists Stanislaus County as the registrant in Modesto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 June 15, 2022.

N407SH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-08-19 Accident · Havre, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA06CA165
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently allowing the helicopter to enter into a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition while he was lowering a long-line load to the ground, resulting in the helicopter settling to the ground and its tail rotor impacting part of the rigging used to haul the load. Factors include the long-line load and its rigging sitting on the ground at the point where the helicopter settled to the terrain.

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.