Turbine helicopter

N686AM

1997 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
53160
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenwood Village, CO
1997 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N686AM.
Registration record

N686AM on the FAA register

Type
1997 Bell 407
Serial
53160
Engines
Allison 250-C20 series
Registered owner
Air Methods LLC
Greenwood Village, CO
Certificate issued
1998-04-09
Airworthiness date
1997-07-07
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9198D
Mode S (octal)
52214615
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N686AM.
  • 1997-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N686AM

N686AM is a 1997 Bell 407, serial number 53160. The FAA register lists Air Methods LLC as the registrant in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C20 series engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N686AM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N686AM.

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.