Turbine helicopter

N518DS

2023 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
56353
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Volusia Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Deland, FL
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Registration record

N518DS on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 407GXI
Serial
56353
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Registered owner
Volusia Sheriffs Office
Deland, FL
Certificate issued
2024-01-03
Airworthiness date
2023-06-15
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67F83
Mode S (octal)
51477603
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

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N518DS to the current registrant.
  • 2023-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-06-13
    N518DS previously assigned to a Diamond DA40 (s/n 40.618); cancelled.
Overview

About N518DS

N518DS is a 2023 Bell 407GXI, serial number 56353. The FAA register lists Volusia Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Deland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 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 June 15, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518DS.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518DS.

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.