N501PH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 407. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 19, 2025. The last status on file was "n-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation".
N501PH is reserved by a private party since April 19, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell 407 cancelled April 19, 2025
- Serial number
- 53401
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2024
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N501PH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 407 · serial 53401
The fatigue fracture of the tail rotor gearbox attachment studs, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and a subsequent hard landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 407 · serial 53401
The loss of tail rotor drive and anti-torque control resulting from the fracture and separation of the #5 tail rotor drive segment due to the overtemperature and subsequent failure of the #5 hangar bearing.
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