# N1371: 1997 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2017-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53182
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2015
- Last registry action: October 10, 2017
- Mode S code: A097AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Gm Leasing Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GM%20LEASING%20COMPANY%20LLC)
- Location: [Broussard, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Broussard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1347° N, 91.9273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1371
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371-2017-10-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA112), Feb 27, 2017: Bell 407 (N1371), Chauvin, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude resulting in a collision with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170227007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170227007449A), Feb 27, 2017: Bell 407 (N1371), Chauvin, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Westwind helicopters reposition flight, from offshore to base in houma, LA (butler aviation.) Company chdo is houston FSDO. Aircraft reported overdue via…

## Other aircraft with N1371

- [Cancelled 1975-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371-1975-09-26): Beech N35, S/N D-6793. Owner: [Chapa Arturo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPA%20ARTURO), [Dickinson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dickinson)
- [Cancelled 1938-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371-1938-04-01): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 3334. Owner: [Elmira Aeroplane Exhibition Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELMIRA%20AEROPLANE%20EXHIBITION%20CORP), [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)

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