# N79LP: 1996 Bell 407, registration cancelled 2021-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 53027
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2017
- Last registry action: December 7, 2017
- Mode S code: AAB6B4
- 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/N79LP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79LP-2021-01-30

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 CEN20FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA035), Dec 7, 2019: Bell 407 (N79LP), Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine’s Nos. 3 and 4 bearings and the power turbine pinion gear, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of control and…

## 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 20191207021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191207021249A), Dec 7, 2019: Bell 407 (N79LP), Grand Isle, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. December 7, 2019. Helicopter made a 10 minute out call to offshore platform that was the destination. Helicopter never made it to the platform. Operator made…

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