N618TS - 2004 Bell 407 Aircraft Registration

N618TS is a 2004 Bell 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Manatee County Mosquito Control District in Ellenton, FL. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 17, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on October 31, 2018. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N618TS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A80E30 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N618TS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 27.3946, -82.5544 on March 13, 2025. The FAA registry record for N618TS was last updated on January 29, 2024. 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 N618TS. 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.