Turbine helicopter

N8603

2019 Bell 407GXI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
54844
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rtl Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Giddings, TX
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Registration record

N8603 on the FAA register

Type
2019 Bell 407GXI
Serial
54844
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4
Registered owner
Rtl Aviation LLC
Giddings, TX
Certificate issued
2023-06-26
Airworthiness date
2019-09-12
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABD198
Mode S (octal)
52750630
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8603 to the current registrant.
  • 2019-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998-01-14
    N8603 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-8-21 (s/n 45424); cancelled.
Overview

About N8603

N8603 is a 2019 Bell 407GXI, serial number 54844. The FAA register lists Rtl Aviation LLC as the registrant in Giddings, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 September 12, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8603. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
121 kt
Range
285 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1963-11-09 Accident · Houston,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0013
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8603 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E PARTIAL EXTENDED PTC AND A.N.D.TRIM.NO.3 ENG SEP

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.