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N851HC

Bell 407

Valid Louisiana

N851HC is a Bell 407, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1997. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Gm Leasing CO LLC, an LLC in Broussard, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 5, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated September 8, 1997.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
407
Serial number
53179
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Allison 250 SER 250HP · 250 hp
Seats
7
Year built
1997
Transponder code
ABABC1 (octal 52725701)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 5, 2014
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · September 8, 1997
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00186631

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gm Leasing CO LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1318 Smede Hwy
Broussard, LA 70518-8028

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data