N494AE — 2001 Bell 407
Active registrationChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N494AE appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2009, no injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 53512
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Model
- 407
- Year
- 2001
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Allison 250 Ser 400hp
- Registration
- Active
- Registered to
- Air Evac Ems Inc — O Fallon, MO
Accident & incident history
A fatigue failure of an elevator stop bracket, which resulted in a partial jam of the elevator control. Contributing to the failure was the improper installation of shim stacks, poor alignment of the brackets, and cyclic stresses acting on the lower stop, generated by the repeated improper use of the gust lock system.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2001 Bell 407).
- Jun 5, 2019registered — Air Evac Ems Inc
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N494AE was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2001 Bell 407 above.
- until Dec 17, 20121997 Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A (s/n 494)
Frequently asked
- Has N494AE been in an accident?
- Yes. N494AE appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.
- What kind of aircraft is N494AE?
- N494AE is a 2001 Bell 407 (rotorcraft), serial number 53512.
- Who is N494AE registered to?
- N494AE is registered to Air Evac Ems Inc of O Fallon, MO. Registration status: active.
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