- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Location
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 54492
- Year built
- 2014
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 8, 2014
- Certificate issued
- July 10, 2014
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A4A08D
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407TCDS H2SWAirframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407TCDS E1GLEngine · Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 49
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
AD 2026-14-07Main rotor controlAD 2026-10-04Electrical connectorsAD 2025-13-01Main Rotor BladesInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
SAIB SW-15-20Air Conditioning System WiringSAIB SW-12-45Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation SystemSAIB SW-10-42R1Emergency Float KitsSAIB SW-08-42Emergency Float with Liferaft Kits (kits)SAIB SW-05-70SAIB SW-04-92Engine · Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
SAIB NE-06-12R1Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N398AMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N398AMMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR QMLA2022011820005Fuel Cap · bentSHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM JAX BAPTIST HOSPITAL HELIPAD, CREW NOTIFIED PIC, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF JET FUEL IN THE CABIN. WINDS AT THE HELIPAD WERE 35 KNOTS AND COMING ACROSS MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING CAUSING VERY STRONG TURBULENCE. I SUSPECTED THE FUEL CAP SDR QMLA2019050519045Chip Detector · contaminatedAFTER MAIN GEARBOX TIME CHANGE. AIRCRAFT HAD CHIP LIGHT INDICATION AND DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PULLED, 3 EACH, CHIP DETECTORS PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. INSPECTION REVEALED, 1 EACH, SMALL SLIVER PARTICLE. CLEANED AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED T
STCs that may be installed · 327
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N398AM before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.