N617DE - 2008 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 Aircraft Registration

N617DE is a 2008 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Us Department of Energy in Lakewood, CO. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 8, 2008. The registration certificate was issued on August 12, 2009. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N617DE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A8090F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N617DE was last tracked by AviatorDB near Centennial Airport (KAPA) on February 10, 2026. The FAA registry record for N617DE was last updated on May 19, 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 727 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 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 N617DE. 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.