Turbine helicopter

N493AE

Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
53275
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc (Corporation)
Based
O Fallon, MO
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Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N493AE.
Registration record

N493AE on the FAA register

Type
Bell 407
Serial
53275
Engines
Allison 250-C47B
Registered owner
Air Evac Ems Inc
O Fallon, MO
Certificate issued
2008-01-28
Airworthiness date
2003-01-24
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A61B42
Mode S (octal)
51415502
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N493AE to the current registrant.
  • 2003-12-29
    N493AE previously assigned to a Eurocopter EC120B / EC 120B Turbine Helicopters (s/n 1303); cancelled.
  • 2003-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N493AE

N493AE is a Bell 407, serial number 53275. The FAA register lists Air Evac Ems Inc as the registrant in O Fallon, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 24, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N493AE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N493AE.

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.