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N165SP

2000 Bell 407

Helicopter · serial 53458

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2029.

Registered owner

Southern Utah University

Owner type: Government
Address: 2410 Aviation Way, Cedar City, UT 84721
Fleet: 66 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 407
Year built: 2000
Serial number: 53458
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Allison 250-C47 · 600 hp
Seats: 7
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 29, 2000)
Mode S code: A105DF (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 8, 2022 · last FAA action Jul 18, 2023

Past registrations of N165SP

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

Dec 2, 1985 1973 Piper PA-23-250 · serial 277305105 Southern Cross Aviation Inc · Santa Paula, CA · exported to NEW ZEALAND

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

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Where is it now?

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