# N771AL: Bell 407, registration cancelled 1998-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1998
- 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: 53068
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1996
- Last registry action: November 25, 1996
- Mode S code: AA6CC9
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Methods Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20METHODS%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=771AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771AL-1998-11-20

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 FTW98FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA068), Dec 15, 1997: Bell 407 (N771AL), Littleton, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain adequate visual lookout due to the lighting conditions and his failure to follow company procedures for departure from a landing zone. Factors were dark night…

## 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 19971214038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971214038539A), Dec 14, 1997: Bell 407 (N771AL), Littleton, CO, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft impacted power lines on takeoff. Nurses not under seat belts. Night curtains not closed. Hindered view. (.4)on takeoff from an automobile accident…

## Other aircraft with N771AL

- [Cancelled 2014-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771AL-2014-12-02): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B2087, built 2009. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Gateway Air Center Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATEWAY%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC%20DBA), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)

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