Turbine helicopter

N6040Y

1999 Bell 407

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1999
Serial
53371
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
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Registration record

N6040Y on the FAA register

Type
1999 Bell 407
Serial
53371
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2011-01-04
Airworthiness date
2004-10-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7D88A
Mode S (octal)
51754212
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Ownership
Fractional
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-24
    Accident at Fort Worth, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N6040Y to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-23
    Accident at Fort Worth, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1996-04-10
    N6040Y previously assigned to a Aerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil (s/n 2480); cancelled.
Overview

About N6040Y

N6040Y is a 1999 Bell 407, serial number 53371. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2011 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 October 8, 2004.

N6040Y has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-01-24 Accident · Fort Worth, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN17LA188
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to prevent the engine/rotor overspeed condition during the demonstration maneuver and the excessive descent rate during the emergency landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the engine/rotor overspeed condition was the flight instructor's failure to comply with the demonstration procedure.
2009-09-23 Accident · Fort Worth, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN09CA604
Reported aircraft: Bell 407
Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control during landing.

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.