N144MA - 1998 Bell 407 Aircraft Registration

N144MA is a 1998 Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Minuteman Aviation INC in Missoula, MT. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 29, 2012. The registration certificate was issued on March 30, 2012. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N144MA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0B2A0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N144MA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 45.7357, -111.7790 on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N144MA was last updated on April 28, 2023. 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 found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N144MA. 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.