Turbine helicopter

N456KB

1997 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
53133
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Purdy Ranch LLC (LLC)
Based
Buffalo, WY
1997 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N456KB.
Registration record

N456KB on the FAA register

Type
1997 Bell 407
Serial
53133
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Purdy Ranch LLC
Buffalo, WY
Certificate issued
2018-01-12
Airworthiness date
2005-09-01
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A58949
Mode S (octal)
51304511
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N456KB.
  • 2005-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N456KB

N456KB is a 1997 Bell 407, serial number 53133. The FAA register lists Purdy Ranch LLC as the registrant in Buffalo, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 1, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N456KB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N456KB.

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.