# N97SP: Bell 407, registration cancelled 2000-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2000
- 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: 53297
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1999
- Last registry action: April 7, 1999
- Mode S code: AD82EA
- Owner when cancelled: [Delaware State Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20STATE%20POLICE)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97SP-2000-01-24

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX1718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1718), Apr 6, 1999: SEAL. LEAKING. INPUT SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED WITH NEW SEALS FROM BELL HELICOPTER.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1717), Apr 6, 1999: DISC PACK. FAILED. DISC PACK FAILED. REPLACED WITH NEW DISC PACKS FROM BELL HELICOPTER. C/W AD 97-24-17.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1716), Apr 6, 1999: DISC PACK. FAILED. DISC PACK FAILED. REPLACED WITH NEW DISC PACKS FROM BELL HELICOPTER. C/W AD 97-24-17.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1715), Apr 6, 1999: DISC PACK. FAILED. DISC PACK FAILED. REPLACED WITH NEW DISC PACKS FROM BELL HELICOPTER. C/W AD 97-24-17.

## 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 NYC99GA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99GA197), Aug 17, 1999: Bell 407 (N97SP), Georgetown, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight evaluation of the weather, which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC. Factors were the fog, and night conditions.

## 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 19990817012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012349A), Aug 17, 1999: Bell 407 (N97SP), Georgetown, DE, Destroyed. Delaware state police 1998 Bell 407 helicopter encountered fog/mist after take-off, the pilot attempted to return to the field, and the acft crashed and was…

## Other aircraft with N97SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97SP): Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS, S/N S0395, built 2022

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