Turbine helicopter

N918SP

2004 Bell 430

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
49101
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Beaver, WV
2004 Bell 430
Representative photo of a Bell 430. Not a photo of N918SP.
Registration record

N918SP on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bell 430
Serial
49101
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc
Beaver, WV
Certificate issued
2026-03-13
Airworthiness date
2005-12-01
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ACB601
Mode S (octal)
53133001
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N918SP.
  • 2005-12-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N918SP

N918SP is a 2004 Bell 430, serial number 49101. The FAA register lists Albatross Air Inc as the registrant in Beaver, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Rolls-Royce 250-C40B engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 1, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N918SP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N918SP.

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.