Turbine helicopter

N497AE

2016 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
54687
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
North Salt Lake, UT
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Registration record

N497AE on the FAA register

Type
2016 Bell 407GXI
Serial
54687
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee
North Salt Lake, UT
Certificate issued
2025-07-28
Airworthiness date
2016-03-11
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A62A1E
Mode S (octal)
51425036
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N497AE.
  • 2016-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N497AE

N497AE is a 2016 Bell 407GXI, serial number 54687. The FAA register lists Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee as the registrant in North Salt Lake, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B 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 March 11, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N497AE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-09-28 Accident · Las Cruces, NM Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN04LA149
Reported aircraft: American Eurocopter AS-350-B3 — a different aircraft that carried the N497AE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff resulting in the helicopter's skid striking the helipad and the helicopter's subsequent rollover. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper preflight planning/decision, his failure to use the helicopter's landing/taxi lights and searchlight, the bright night, and the pilots diminished ability to see visual references.

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.