# N53LP: 1998 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2014-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Third 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: 53319
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2005
- Last registry action: April 12, 2011
- Mode S code: A6AF1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Panther Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANTHER%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Belle Chasse, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Belle%20Chasse)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7159° N, 90.0354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70037, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53LP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53LP-2014-06-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CEN13FA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA491), Aug 13, 2013: Bell 407 (N53LP), Ship Shoal 208H (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage. Probable cause: The ingestion of vented methane gas into the helicopter’s engine during takeoff, which caused an engine compressor surge that led to a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20130813022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130813022319A), Aug 13, 2013: Bell 407 (N53LP), Patterson, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft was brought to a 10 foot hover on the oil rig platform. Pilot picked his direction for departure. Aircraft started forward, nose attitude down. As the…

## Other aircraft with N53LP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53LP): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0375, built 1996

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