# N406AL: 2001 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2015-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 53481
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2001
- Last registry action: February 8, 2012
- Mode S code: A4C2F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Bristow US LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOW%20US%20LLC)
- Location: [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 91.8653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=406AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406AL-2015-01-07

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 (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ALGA3/17/102514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA3%2F17%2F102514), Mar 17, 2010: BEARING. OVERHEATED. BEARING PN 407-340-339-107, SN ZV13231, TT 366.4 EXHIBITED SIGNS OF OVERTEMP CONDITION. EXPELLED GREASE WAS BLACK AND THE OVERHEAT TEMP INDICATOR ON THE BEARING
- [SDR ALGA3/17/102536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA3%2F17%2F102536), Mar 17, 2010: BEARING. OVERHEATED. BEARING PN 407-340-339-107, SN ZS25535, EXHIBITED SIGNS OF OVERHEATED CONDITION. EXPELLED GREASE WAS BLACK AND THE TEMP INDICATOR ON THE BEARING HANGER WAS BLAC
- [SDR ALGA010410847257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALGA010410847257), Jan 4, 2010: MOUNT. CRACKED. FOUND 2 EA CRACKS THROUGH BOLT HOLES ON FWD FLANGE OF ENGINE COMPRESSOR MOUNT.
- [SDR ALG2006F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2006F00003), Dec 22, 2005: TRANSMISSION. MAKING METAL. DURING TAKEOFF THE TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND 2 FLAKES ON LOWER CHIP PLUG. TRANSMISSION REMOVED FOR METAL. (K)
- [SDR 2004F00365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00365), Jul 30, 2004: PANEL. SMOKE. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM SL23D THE CAUTION PANEL STARTED SMOKING. LANDED ON A DRILLING RIG AT ST96. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CAUTION PANEL (SN
- [SDR ALG2001F00038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ALG2001F00038), Sep 28, 2001: BEARING. FAILED. BEARING FAILED, COMPLIED WITH ASB 407-01-44.

## 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 CEN13FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA003), Oct 5, 2012: Bell 407 (N406AL), Intracoastal City, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt a local flight in marginal visual meteorological conditions and his subsequent loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with instrument metrological…

## 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 20121005024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121005024789A), Oct 5, 2012: Bell 407 (N406AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft, on a part 91 maintenance check flight, was observed departing runway 24, disappearing into fog and then a crash was heard shortly thereafter by…

## Other aircraft with N406AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406AL): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21597

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