N491PH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 407. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2025 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N491PH is reserved by Phi Aviation LLC since November 12, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 12, 2026.
Bell 407 cancelled November 12, 2025
- Serial number
- 53386
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- September 5, 2019
- Last FAA action
- September 2, 2023
- Last owner
- Phi Aviation LLC (LLC)
Lafayette, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N491PH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 407 · serial 53386
The short circuit of the C321capacitor in the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) that resulted in a single-point failure of the ECU's -15V power supply which disengaged/reverted the Hydro-mechanical Unit (HMU) from automatic to manual fuel control. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's attempted remedial actions in the manual mode that resulted in the engine over temperature and loss of power, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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