Turbine helicopter

N430DW

2001 Bell 430

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
49079
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gear Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
2001 Bell 430
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Registration record

N430DW on the FAA register

Type
2001 Bell 430
Serial
49079
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Registered owner
Gear Aviation LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2023-01-14
Airworthiness date
2001-05-31
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5237E
Mode S (octal)
51221576
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N430DW.
  • 2001-05-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N430DW

N430DW is a 2001 Bell 430, serial number 49079. The FAA register lists Gear Aviation LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Rolls-Royce 250-C40B engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 31, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N430DW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N430DW.

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.