N163RL - Bell 407 Aircraft Registration

N163RL is a Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Rotorcraft Leasing Company LLC in Broussard, LA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 27, 2003. The registration certificate was issued on August 5, 2021. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N163RL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0FE55 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N163RL was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.4457, -88.9237 on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N163RL was last updated on June 3, 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 N163RL. 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.