Turbine helicopter

N553HD

1998 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
53304
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1998 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N553HD.
Registration record

N553HD on the FAA register

Type
1998 Bell 407
Serial
53304
Engines
Allison 250-C47
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2024-01-24
Airworthiness date
1998-10-09
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70B43
Mode S (octal)
51605503
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N553HD.
  • 1998-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N553HD

N553HD is a 1998 Bell 407, serial number 53304. The FAA register lists Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 October 9, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N553HD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N553HD.

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.