N6040Y — 1999 Bell 407

Aircraft record

Serial number

53371

Manufacturer

Bell

Model

407

Year

1999

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Rolls-royc 250-c47b

Registration

Active

Registered to

Bell Textron Inc — Fort Worth, TX

View the FAA registry record for N6040Y →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN17LA188Jan 24, 2017Fort Worth, TXNo injuries

   The flight instructor's failure to prevent the engine/rotor overspeed condition during the demonstration maneuver and the excessive descent rate during the emergency landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the engine/rotor overspeed condition was the flight instructor's failure to comply with the demonstration procedure.

2. CEN09CA604Sep 23, 2009Fort Worth, TXNo injuries

   Failure of the pilot to maintain control during landing.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1999 Bell 407).

1. Jan 4, 2011registered — Bell Textron Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N6040Y was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1999 Bell 407 above.

• until Apr 10, 1996Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (s/n 2480)

Frequently asked

Has N6040Y been in an accident?

Yes. N6040Y appears in 2 NTSB accident records, the most recent in 2017.

What kind of aircraft is N6040Y?

N6040Y is a 1999 Bell 407 (rotorcraft), serial number 53371.

Who is N6040Y registered to?

N6040Y is registered to Bell Textron Inc of Fort Worth, TX. Registration status: active.