Turbine helicopter

N917PD

2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2013
Serial
57148
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
New York City Police Department (Government)
Based
Brooklyn, NY
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Registration record

N917PD on the FAA register

Type
2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Serial
57148
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1/D2
Registered owner
New York City Police Department
Brooklyn, NY
Certificate issued
2014-08-01
Airworthiness date
2014-01-09
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACB1F5
Mode S (octal)
53130765
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-01
    Accident at Rikers Island, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N917PD.
  • 2014-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
Overview

About N917PD

N917PD is a 2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, serial number 57148. The FAA register lists New York City Police Department as the registrant in Brooklyn, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 January 9, 2014.

N917PD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-09-01 Accident · Rikers Island, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA16CA313
Reported aircraft: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429
Probable cause: The pilot s overcontrolling of the helicopter during an aborted slope landing from a hover, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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