Turbine helicopter

N455PD

2021 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
54926
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (Government)
Based
Charlotte, NC
2021 Bell 407GXI
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Registration record

N455PD on the FAA register

Type
2021 Bell 407GXI
Serial
54926
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Registered owner
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Charlotte, NC
Certificate issued
2022-01-03
Airworthiness date
2021-01-11
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A585F8
Mode S (octal)
51302770
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
285 nm
Cruise (type)
121 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N455PD.
  • 2021-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N455PD

N455PD is a 2021 Bell 407GXI, serial number 54926. The FAA register lists Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department as the registrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 engine and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 121 knots and a range of about 285 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 11, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N455PD.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N455PD.

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.