N38BL - 1999 Bell 407 Aircraft Registration

N38BL is a 1999 Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Helicopters INC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 23, 2022. The registration certificate was issued on November 18, 2022. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Allison 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N38BL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A45915 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N38BL was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.7308, -74.1164 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N38BL was last updated on December 1, 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 N38BL. 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.