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N1612

1996 Bell 407

Helicopter · serial 53044

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

GM Leasing Co LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1318 Smede Hwy, Broussard, LA 70518
Fleet: 36 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 407
Year built: 1996
Serial number: 53044
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250 SERIES · 300 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 10, 1996)
Mode S code: A0F803 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 28, 2015 · last FAA action Jun 14, 2024

Past registrations of N1612

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jun 30, 2009 1967 Hendricks Autogyro HAG 101 · serial 252851 Hendricks Everett H · Belton, TX
May 5, 1946 1927 Keystone Aircraft Corp PATHFINDER · serial 137 Pan American Airways Inc · New York, NY

What a Bell 407 looks likePhoto of a Bell 407, not this aircraft: Robert Kowal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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