Aircraft Description
N1612 is a 1996 Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Gm Leasing Co LLC in Broussard, LA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 10, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on January 28, 2015. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2028. Powered by a Allison 250 SERIES engine producing 300 horsepower, N1612 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0F803 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N1612 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.3933, -90.0893 on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N1612 was last updated on June 14, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Bell 407, a highly successful single-engine utility helicopter that dominated the light commercial rotorcraft market, first flew on June 29, 1995. This seven-seat helicopter features a four-bladed composite main rotor system and single Rolls-Royce 250-C47 turboshaft engine producing 813 to 862 shaft horsepower depending on variant. With a rotor diameter of 35 feet and maximum speed of 162 mph, the 407 was manufactured by Bell Textron Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas. AviatorDB tracks 4,083 Bell aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is B407.
AviatorDB has identified 1 NTSB accident or incident report involving N1612. The most recent event occurred on September 7, 2007. The most recent event was classified as minr by the NTSB. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC