Turbine helicopter

N71SP

2024 Bell Textron Canada 429

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
57510
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State of Delaware (Government)
Based
Middletown, DE
Registration record

N71SP on the FAA register

Type
2024 Bell Textron Canada 429
Serial
57510
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
State of Delaware
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2024-12-23
Airworthiness date
2024-03-27
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A97B52
Mode S (octal)
52275522
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N71SP to the current registrant.
  • 2024-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2017-02-01
    N71SP previously assigned to a Homebuilt SPANSTARSA307 (s/n 300711); cancelled.
  • 1979-04-10
    N71SP previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 612); cancelled.
  • 1971-03-13
    Accident at Georgetown,Del, 08; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N71SP

N71SP is a 2024 Bell Textron Canada 429, serial number 57510. The FAA register lists State of Delaware as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2024 and expires on December 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 March 27, 2024.

N71SP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-03-13 Accident · Georgetown,Del, 08 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0770
Reported aircraft: Bell 206A

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.