Turbine helicopter

N56AZ

2004 Bell 407

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
53616
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State of Arizona Department of Public Safety (Government)
Based
Phoenix, AZ
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Registration record

N56AZ on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bell 407
Serial
53616
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
State of Arizona Department of Public Safety
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2004-12-02
Airworthiness date
2004-09-30
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A724A9
Mode S (octal)
51622251
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-05
    Accident at Flagstaff, AZ; damage: destroyed.
  • 2004-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N56AZ.
  • 2004-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56AZ

N56AZ is a 2004 Bell 407, serial number 53616. The FAA register lists State of Arizona Department of Public Safety as the registrant in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 2004.

N56AZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-02-05 Accident · Flagstaff, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR26FA098
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Preliminary report: On February 4, 2026, at 2216 mountain standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N56AZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona. The pilot and tactical flight officer (TFO) were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 public use flight. The pilot and TFO began their 24-hour shift at 0800 on the day of the accident. They completed a previous flight to rescue hikers and returned to their base in Kingman about 2005. They subsequently received a request for a mission flight in Flagstaff involving an active shooter in a neighborhood southeast of downtown. The flight was performed with the TFO…
NTSB report ↗

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.