Turbine helicopter

N472VB

2012 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
54115
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (Corporation)
Based
El Segundo, CA
2012 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
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Registration record

N472VB on the FAA register

Type
2012 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters
Serial
54115
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
El Segundo, CA
Certificate issued
2013-03-25
Airworthiness date
2022-10-25
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5CA65
Mode S (octal)
51345145
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2013-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N472VB.
  • 2012
    Manufactured (2012).
Overview

About N472VB

N472VB is a 2012 Bell 407 GX Turbine Helicopters, serial number 54115. The FAA register lists Northrop Grumman Systems Corp as the registrant in El Segundo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 experimental category (research & development), dated October 25, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N472VB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N472VB.

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.