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N17SP

2000 Bell 407

Helicopter · serial 53444

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2029.

Registered owner

New York State Police

Owner type: Government
Address: State Campus Bldg 22 1220 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12226
Also named: Aviation Unit
Fleet: 13 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 407
Year built: 2000
Serial number: 53444
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 Sep 1, 2000)
Mode S code: A11872 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 25, 2001 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

Past registrations of N17SP

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

Jun 26, 2000 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · serial 45351 New York State Police · Latham, 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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