N398AM V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N398AM is a 2014 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (serial 54492), registered to Air Methods LLC (LLC) in Greenwood Village, CO. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires July 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from April 2014 (12 years ago). It carries a Rolls-Royc 250-C47B engine rated at 650 hp, the engine on 86% of registered Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A4A08D. It is one of 421 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft on the FAA registry. Air Methods LLC holds 338 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Air Methods LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Greenwood Village, CO

Serial number

54492

Year built

2014 · 12 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Normal

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A4A08D · 51120215 octal

Certificate issued

Jul 10, 2014

Airworthiness date

Apr 8, 2014

Last FAA activity

Dec 13, 2024

Registration expires

Jul 31, 2027

FAA region

S

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Rolls-Royc 250-C47B

Engine type

Turbo-shaft

Rated power

650 hp

Power per seat

81 hp

FAA engine code

54585

345 of the 401 registered Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 carry this engine (86%), across 8 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N398AM

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