N457PH - 1997 Bell 407 Aircraft Registration

N457PH is a 1997 Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Phi Aviation LLC in Lafayette, LA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 28, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on September 5, 2019. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Allison 250 SER 250HP engine producing 250 horsepower, N457PH is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A58D6A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N457PH was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.9170, -92.0583 on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N457PH was last updated on September 2, 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 N457PH. 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.