N406NC - 2023 Bell Textron Canada Ltd 407 Aircraft Registration

N406NC is a 2023 Bell Textron Canada LTD 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to North Carolina State Highway Patrol in Cary, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 6, 2023. The registration certificate was issued on August 10, 2023. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2030. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47E/4 engine producing 600 horsepower, N406NC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4C41A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N406NC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.5409, -78.3903 on July 14, 2025. The FAA registry record for N406NC was last updated on October 25, 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 388 Bell Textron Canada LTD 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 N406NC. 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.