N968GW - 2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 Aircraft Registration

N968GW is a 2013 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, a single-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Grady White Boats INC in Greenville, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 13, 2013. The registration certificate was issued on February 5, 2014. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C47B engine producing 650 horsepower, N968GW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD7A89 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N968GW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.6126, -77.3549 on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N968GW was last updated on October 7, 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 N968GW. 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.