Turbine helicopter

N717SP

2024 Bell Textron Canada 429

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
57515
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Minnesota State Patrol (Government)
Based
Saint Paul, MN
Registration record

N717SP on the FAA register

Type
2024 Bell Textron Canada 429
Serial
57515
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
Minnesota State Patrol
Saint Paul, MN
Certificate issued
2024-10-08
Airworthiness date
2024-07-09
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A997AC
Mode S (octal)
52313654
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N717SP to the current registrant.
  • 2024-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2018-05-31
    N717SP previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-030 Topaz (s/n 30/03/10); cancelled.
  • 2007-11-28
    N717SP previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S8646); cancelled.
Overview

About N717SP

N717SP is a 2024 Bell Textron Canada 429, serial number 57515. The FAA register lists Minnesota State Patrol as the registrant in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2 engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 9, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N717SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-03-26 Accident · Lake Dallas, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA16CA164
Reported aircraft: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz — a different aircraft that carried the N717SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with terrain.

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.