Turbine helicopter

N555AS

2004 Bell 407

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
53591
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell HTS-900-2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aero Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Medford, OR
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Registration record

N555AS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bell 407
Serial
53591
Engines
Honeywell HTS-900-2
Registered owner
Aero Leasing Inc
Medford, OR
Certificate issued
2019-07-29
Airworthiness date
2018-09-06
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7120F
Mode S (octal)
51611017
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-07
    Accident at Cabazon, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N555AS to the current registrant.
  • 2018-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-04-22
    N555AS previously assigned to a Cessna 210 (s/n 57146); cancelled.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N555AS

N555AS is a 2004 Bell 407, serial number 53591. The FAA register lists Aero Leasing Inc as the registrant in Medford, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell HTS-900-2 engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 6, 2018.

N555AS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-08-07 Accident · Cabazon, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR23FA302A
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Probable cause: The Skycrane flight crew s decision to enter the Fire Traffic Area s 7-nm NOCOM ring at an altitude significantly above their maximum cleared altitude, which resulted in their need for an aggressive descent into congested airspace and subsequent failure to see and avoid the Bell 407.
1979-02-18 Accident · Lancaster,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0376
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210 — a different aircraft that carried the N555AS registration before this airframe.

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.