Turbine helicopter

N429AR

2020 Bell Textron Canada 429

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2020
Serial
57411
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Abfd LLC (LLC)
Based
Deerfield Beach, FL
Registration record

N429AR on the FAA register

Type
2020 Bell Textron Canada 429
Serial
57411
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
Abfd LLC
Deerfield Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2023-02-23
Airworthiness date
2020-08-19
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A51D1E
Mode S (octal)
51216436
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N429AR.
  • 2020-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-08-21
    Accident at Port O'Connor, TX; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N429AR

N429AR is a 2020 Bell Textron Canada 429, serial number 57411. The FAA register lists Abfd LLC as the registrant in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 19, 2020.

N429AR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-08-21 Accident · Port O'Connor, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN15LA395
Reported aircraft: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the tail rotor pitch change link spherical bearing housing as a result of corrosion pitting.

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.