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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N427TV

N427TV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 built in 2012. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 16, 2018. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 cancelled August 16, 2018

Serial number
54106
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
2012
Last status
First notice for registration renewal
Certificate issued
November 5, 2012
Last FAA action
October 13, 2015
Last owner
Tennessee Valley Authority (Government)
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N427TV

ERA16FA248Accident on July 11, 2016 at Hickory, KY: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · serial 54106

Company maintenance personnel's inappropriate removal without replacement of the safety wires on the collective lever pin screws during a recent maintenance inspection, which resulted in the screws backing out and led to a loss of collective control in flight.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site