Commercial authorisation
FAA Part 135 current listing1 operator
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N408UH
FAA · N-Number United StatesV Valid Registration On watch list Updated
- Mode-S hex
-
A4CC23 - Serial
- 53663
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Manufacturer
- BELL
- Model
- 407
- Year
- 2005
Overview
Aircraft
Make / model- Manufacturer
- BELL
- Model
- 407
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Engines
- 1 × ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- Seats
- 7
- Year
- 2005
Registrant
MASTER
Government
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
REGISTRANT SINCE ·
Live tracking
Mode-S
Mode-S hex code (24-bit ICAO)
A4CC23
This is the unique transponder address this airframe broadcasts. It does not change when the registration changes hands.
Key dates
Lifecycle2005
Manufactured
Airworthy
Cert issued
Last action
Expires
Recent changes
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Technical
Airframe
ACFTREF- Manufacturer
- BELL
- Model
- 407
- Type aircraft
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Weight class
- Light
- Year mfr
- 2005
- Serial number
- 53663
Powerplant
ENGINE ref- Manufacturer
- ROLLS-ROYC
- Model
- 250-C47B
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- # of engines
- 1
- Horsepower
- 650 hp
Capacity & weight
Performance- Seats
- 7
- Weight class
- Light
FAA uses a weight category code rather than exact pounds. Weight classifications reflect the aircraft type certificate data.
FAA type certificate data sheet
DRS- TCDS number
- H2SW
- Certificate holder
- Bell Textron Canada Limited
- Covered models
- 206L | 206B | 407 | 206L-1 | 206L-4 | 206A | 206 | 206L-3 | 206B-1 | 206A-1 (OH-58A) | T63-A-700 | 250-C10D
- Product subtype
- Rotorcraft
- Status
- Current
- Revision
- 55
- Revision date
- 19 Nov 2025
- CFR part
- Part 21 | Part 27
- CFR subpart
- Subpart B - Type Certificates
- CFR section
- Sec. 21.29
- CAR reference
- CAR 6
Registration
Status
Current
V
Valid Registration
The certificate is valid through . Last action by FAA .
Part 135 operators
Current FAA operator-and-aircraft list1 current
- HDNA
- METRO AVIATION, INC · 135
Currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. Authorisation does not prove actual charter flights or ownership.
Certificate
Airworthiness- Type registrant
- Government
- Airworthiness
- 1N
- Airworthy since
- Cert issued
- Last FAA action
- Expires
- Fractional owner
- No
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
Registrant
MASTER address
Active
- Owner name
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- Type
- Government
- Registrant since
- Street
- 50 NORTH MEDICAL DR
- Street 2
- HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION BLDG 522
- City
- SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84132
- County
- 035
- Country
- United States
Safety
Safety records
1 on file
1
NTSB records on file
22 Nov 2010
Most recent record
None
Highest injury level
Substantial
Worst aircraft damage
-
20:15 UTC WPR11LA056 NTSB Accident Location: Riverdale, UT, USA Injury: None Damage: Substantial
Record details
- Record match
- N-number and serial number match
- Aircraft
- BELL 407
- Occurrence
- Autorotation Hard landing
- Operation
- Part 91 — General aviation
- Conditions
- VMC · Day · Wind 240° at 14 kt · Visibility 10 sm
- Operator
- Air Methods
- Accident narrative
- On November 22, 2010, about 1315 mountain standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N408UH, sustained substantial damage when it struck a highway reflector pole near Riverdale, Utah. The helicopter was registered to the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, and operated by Air Methods, Englewood, Colorado, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from the Ogden Regional Medical Center, Ogden, Utah, about 3 minutes prior to the accident.
During a telephone conversation with the Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that the intent of the flight was to respond to an automobile accident and transport a patient to the Ogden Regional Medical Center. The pilot stated he performed an aerial observation of the intended landing area on interstate 84, noting the wind from 230 to 240 degrees at 15 to 20 knots and all pertinent obstacles. The pilot initiated a high-angle approach perpendicular to the highway; upon landing the pilot noted a forward nose down slope and decided to reposition the helicopter. As the pilot performed a pedal turn to reposition the helicopter, the tail rotor struck a highway reflector pole. The pilot said that after colliding with the highway reflector pole, he rolled the throttle off and initiated a hovering auto rotation. The helicopter subsequently landed hard on the highway.
The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the helicopter.
Examination of the helicopter by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the tail rotor and tail rotor gearbox were damaged. The tail rotor drive shaft was separated at the forward Thomas coupling near the tail boom attachment point and at the tail rotor gearbox attachment point. - Factual narrative
- The pilot reported that the intent of the air medical flight was to respond to an automobile accident to pick up a patient for medical transport. Prior to landing at the accident scene, he performed an aerial reconnaissance of the intended landing area on a highway and noted the wind conditions and all pertinent obstacles. The pilot initiated a high-angle approach perpendicular to the highway, and prior to touchdown he noted the landing area was sloped downward. As the pilot performed a pedal turn to reposition the helicopter, the tail rotor contacted a highway reflector pole. He reduced the throttle and initiated a hovering auto rotation, during which the helicopter landed hard on the highway. Examination of the helicopter revealed that the tail rotor and tail rotor gearbox were substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the helicopter.
- Cause narrative
- The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a highway marker sign while maneuvering.
- Findings
- Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-(general)-Pilot - C; Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Sign/marker-Response/compensation - C
- Official record
- View NTSB docket
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