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N30VA

2000 Bell 407

Helicopter · serial 53453

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2029.

Registered owner

Commonwealth of Virginia

Owner type: Government
Address: 7411 Airfield Dr, Richmond, VA 23237
Also named: Department of State Police
Fleet: 10 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell 407
Year built: 2000
Serial number: 53453
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 Oct 25, 2000)
Mode S code: A31ED5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 8, 2001 · last FAA action Sep 15, 2023

Past registrations of N30VA

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

Oct 11, 1979 1973 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 · serial 251 Commonwealth of Virginia Dept of State Police · Richmond, VA

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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