# N31PB: 2012 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, registration cancelled 2025-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (registry code 1182154)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C47B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (registry code 54585)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 54321
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 2012
- Last registry action: March 6, 2025
- Mode S code: A345BF
- Location: [Royse City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Royse%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9455° N, 96.3111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75189, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31PB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31PB-2025-12-06

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 Helicopter Textron Canada 407: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA23LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA319), Aug 1, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N31PB), North Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the tail rotor pitch change lever assembly due to incorrectly installed bolts and maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the tail rotor control system.
- [NTSB ERA12TA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12TA251), Mar 23, 2012: Bell 407 (N31PB), Delray Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper response to a simulated engine failure and the instructor’s delayed and improper remedial action.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20230801008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801008179A), Aug 1, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N31PB), North Charlesto, SC, Substantial damage. On August 1, 2023 at approximately 1530 hours (local), a Bell helicopter 407 was substantially damaged in an accident at the Charleston international airport…
- [Accident 20120323005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323005219A), Mar 23, 2012: Bell 407 (N31PB), Delray Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot in command initiated a throttle rollback on the pilot flying from approximately 800 feet AGL. The flying pilot was slow to react. The flying pilot…

## Other aircraft with N31PB

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31PB-undated): Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, S/N 2201. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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