Turbine helicopter

N709WG

2020 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
54885
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
San Diego Co Sheriff Dept (Government)
Based
El Cajon, CA
2020 Bell 407GXI
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Registration record

N709WG on the FAA register

Type
2020 Bell 407GXI
Serial
54885
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Registered owner
San Diego Co Sheriff Dept
El Cajon, CA
Certificate issued
2020-10-22
Airworthiness date
2020-02-27
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A977F8
Mode S (octal)
52273770
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
285 nm
Cruise (type)
121 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N709WG.
  • 2020-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N709WG

N709WG is a 2020 Bell 407GXI, serial number 54885. The FAA register lists San Diego Co Sheriff Dept as the registrant in El Cajon, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 engine and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 121 knots and a range of about 285 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 27, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N709WG.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N709WG.

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.