N407N — 1996 Bell 407

Aircraft record

Serial number

53077

Manufacturer

Bell

Model

407

Year

1996

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Allison 250 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N407N →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA12FA527Aug 25, 2012Abingdon, VAFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's improper decision to make a low-level departure over water in dark night conditions without lights, which resulted in controlled flight into the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's likely spatial disorientation due to a vestibular illusion caused by the rapid acceleration during takeoff.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1996 Bell 407).

1. Nov 21, 2013deregistered — K-va-t & W-l Aviation Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N407N was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1996 Bell 407 above.

• until Oct 3, 1952Travel Air E-4000 (s/n 1338)

Frequently asked

Has N407N been in an accident?

Yes. N407N appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.

What kind of aircraft is N407N?

N407N is a 1996 Bell 407 (rotorcraft), serial number 53077.

Has N407N been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N407N (ERA12FA527) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.