Turbine helicopter

N49TF

1999 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
53399
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bct Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Martinville, LA
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Registration record

N49TF on the FAA register

Type
1999 Bell 407
Serial
53399
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Registered owner
Bct Aviation LLC
Saint Martinville, LA
Certificate issued
2025-08-26
Airworthiness date
1999-12-21
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60F6E
Mode S (octal)
51407556
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N49TF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-12-04
    N49TF previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-2 (s/n DRL1); cancelled.
  • 1999-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993-05-13
    N49TF previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-1-TLF (s/n S1941F); cancelled.
Overview

About N49TF

N49TF is a 1999 Bell 407, serial number 53399. The FAA register lists Bct Aviation LLC as the registrant in Saint Martinville, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C47 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N49TF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-04-06 Accident · Ogallala, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI95LA117
Reported aircraft: Lewis KR-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N49TF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the owner/builder's improper maintenance (installation). Factors were the carburetor reversed and the mixture control cable not secured.

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.