Turbine helicopter

N487SG

2005 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
53638
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airbourne International Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
2005 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N487SG.
Registration record

N487SG on the FAA register

Type
2005 Bell 407
Serial
53638
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Airbourne International Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2023-03-29
Airworthiness date
2011-02-23
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60431
Mode S (octal)
51402061
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N487SG.
  • 2011-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N487SG

N487SG is a 2005 Bell 407, serial number 53638. The FAA register lists Airbourne International Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 February 23, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487SG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487SG.

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.