US Helicopter Registry

Bell427and430

42 Bell 427 and 430 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 40 type by count. It is a light twin-engine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Bell. 5 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

42
Registered in the US
5
On a Part 135 certificate
2001
Median year built
10
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 2 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
43029
42713

Where the Bell 427 and 430 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1990s 512%
  • 2000s 2560%
  • 2010s 37%

The register runs from 1996 to 2011, with 2000 the busiest year at 7 airframes. 9 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 2048%
  • Corporation 1536%
  • Government 410%
  • Co-owned 25%
  • Individual 12%

The organisations with the most Bell 427 and 430 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
MCMAHON HELICOPTER SERVICES INC4
SAN JUAN AVIATION LLC3
AIRCRAFT GUARANTY CORP TRUSTEE2
NEW YORK STATE POLICE2
STATE OF NEW YORK2
430W LLC1
50 ONE AVIATION LLC1
AEROTRUST SERVICES CORP1

Engine and certification

42 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C40B (17), P&W CANADA PW207D (13), ALLISON 250 SERIES (7), ALLISON 250 SER 400HP (1), ALLISON 250-C40B (1).

  • Standard 3890%
  • Experimental 12%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Bell 427 and 430 helicopters are there in the United States?

42 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Bell 427 and 430 number 40 among model families. The FAA lists it under 2 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Bell 427 and 430 helicopters registered?

Delaware leads with 7, then New York with 6. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Bell 427 and 430 used for charter?

5 of the 42 registered, 12 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Bell 427 and 430 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2001; the register runs from 1996 to 2011, with 2000 the busiest year at 7. 9 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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