# N403PH: Bell 407, registration cancelled 1999-07-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 30, 1999 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206) - Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 53177 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Last registry action: July 30, 1999 - Mode S code: A4B913 - Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC) - Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403PH - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=403PH - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403PH-1999-07-30 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 ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HEEA0016860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016860), Dec 2, 1998: RECEIVER. INOPERATIVE. GPS RECEIVER INOPERATIVE. - [SDR HEEA0016105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016105), Oct 5, 1998: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT EXTINGUISHES ON SHUT DOWN. - [SDR HEEA0015976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015976), Sep 4, 1998: TUBE ASSEMBLY. CHAFED. FUEL SYSTEM TUBE ASSY CHAFED. - [SDR HEEA0015975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015975), Sep 4, 1998: SEAL. LEAKING. SEAL LEAKING ON TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. - [SDR HEEA0015672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015672), Aug 19, 1998: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. TORQUE GAUGE READS ZERO AT ALL TIMES. - [SDR HEEA0015531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015531), Aug 13, 1998: FILTER. CLOGGED. SCAVENGE OIL FITLER BYPASS INDICATION. SCRAPPED OIL FILTER. - [SDR HEEA0015492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015492), Aug 13, 1998: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. TORQUE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING ZERO, LCD TEST GOOD, INDICATOR CAN SOMETIMES BE RESTROYED BY REMOVING AND RE-APPLYING POWER. - [SDR HEEA0015356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015356), Jul 29, 1998: INDICATOR. STUCK. CLIMB RATE INDICATOR NEEDLE STICKS EXCESSIVELY. - [SDR HEEA0015179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015179), Jul 13, 1998: MOUNT. SEPARATED. MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT SEPARATED BEYOND LIMITS. - [SDR HEEA0015178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015178), Jul 13, 1998: BEAM. WORN. BEAM ASSY CHAFED BEYOND LIMITS. - [SDR HEEA0014977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014977), Jun 24, 1998: TANK. STRIPPED. UPON REMOVAL OF OUTLET FITTING P/N AN837-12D FROM ENGINE OIL TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOUND THREADS IN TANK WERE STRIPPED. - [SDR HEEA0014976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014976), Jun 24, 1998: FRAHM ASSEMBLY. UNBONDED. INTERNAL RUBBER UNBONDED ON FRAHM ASSY. - [SDR HEEA0014935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014935), Jun 22, 1998: CONTROLLER. FAULTY. DECELLERATION IN-FLIGHT. - [SDR HEEA0014934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014934), Jun 22, 1998: HMU. FAILED. FADEC FAILURE. - [SDR HEEA0014796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014796), Jun 17, 1998: FUSIBLE PLUG. FAILED. PLUG BLEW OUT RELEASING FLOAT BOTTLE PRESSURE. - [SDR HEEA0014428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014428), Jun 1, 1998: DISK COUPLING. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 97-24-17, DISCOVERED DISC PACK COUPLING DIRECTLY BEHIND OIL COOLER HAD A CRACKED DISC. - [SDR HEEA0014422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014422), Jun 1, 1998: DISK COUPLING. CRACKED. FOUND CRACKED T/R DRIVE SHAFT DISC PACK COUPLING. - [SDR HEEA0014232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014232), May 19, 1998: DISK COUPLING. CRACKED. DISK COUPLING HAS A CRACKED DISC. - [SDR HEEA0014231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0014231), May 19, 1998: FLOAT BAG. LEAKING. LT FLOAT BAG LEAKING. - [SDR HEEA0013757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013757), Apr 2, 1998: STARTER. FAILED. STARTER TURNS SLOWLY AND CHATTERS. OVERHAULED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP DUE TO ALL FOUR BOTTOM BRUSH LEADS SEPARATING FROM BRUSHES, BRUSHES BURNT AND COMMUTATO - [SDR HEEA0013350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0013350), Mar 17, 1998: STARTER. FAILED. STARTER TURNED SLOWLY AND CHATTERED. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND ALL FOUR BOTTOM BRUSHES BROKEN AND LEADS SEPARATED FROM BRUSHES AND COMMUTAT - [SDR HEEA0012411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012411), Dec 31, 1997: RECEIVER. FAILED. GPS RECEIVER CONTINUES TO READ "ANTENNA FAULT" AFTER BAD ANTENNA WAS REPLACED. - [SDR HEEA0012405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0012405), Dec 31, 1997: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. NOT ALL DISPLAY NUMBERS ARE VISIBLE. REPLACED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS I505 AND I506. REPAIRED. FOUND AUDIBLE TONE WHEN CHECKING MODULATION PERCENTAGE WITHOUT KEYING ## 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 FTW99FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA001), Oct 5, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Vermilion 331, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft during cruise flight. Factors were the failure of both pilots to use a known safety advisory recommendation and the failure of both… ## 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 19981005028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028229A), Oct 5, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Substantial damage. Petroleum helicopters collided in mid air with N5792H, a tex air helicopter, N403PH has substantial damage and pilot has minor inj.g (-23) while level a cruise… - [Incident 19980513040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513040989I), May 13, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. (-5)A helicopter experienced the illumination of several caution lights on the caution panel with no notice of yaw or decrease in engine noise. The throttle… ## Other aircraft with N403PH - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403PH): Bell 407, S/N 53267, built 1998 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.