N500SC

2009 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407

Helicopter · serial 53947

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2029.

Registered owner

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Owner type: Government
Address: 4400 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
Fleet: 3 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Year built: 2009
Serial number: 53947
Type: Helicopter · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboshaft · Rolls-Royc 250-C47B · 650 hp
Seats: 8
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 5, 2019)
Mode S code: A63B83 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 2, 2019 · last FAA action Sep 22, 2023

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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