N427AL — Bell 427
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N427AL appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2012, minor injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
Accident & incident history
The inflight collision with birds, resulting in damage to the rotor head assembly and a subsequent forced landing and rollover.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Bell 427).
- Oct 18, 2012deregistered — Southern Aviation Systems Llc
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N427AL was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Bell 427 above.
- until Jun 20, 20021997 Bell 407 (s/n 53107)
Frequently asked
- Has N427AL been in an accident?
- Yes. N427AL appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.
- What kind of aircraft is N427AL?
- N427AL is a Bell 427 (rotorcraft), serial number 56018.
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