Turbine helicopter

N15HX

1972 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
30117
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T5317 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Chamblee, GA
1972 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N15HX.
Registration record

N15HX on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30117
Engines
Honeywell T5317 series
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC
Chamblee, GA
Certificate issued
2023-12-06
Airworthiness date
2002-08-17
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0C89B
Mode S (octal)
50144233
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N15HX.
  • 2002-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N15HX

N15HX is a 1972 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30117. The FAA register lists Helicopter Express LLC as the registrant in Chamblee, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T5317 series engine and 15 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 17, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15HX.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bell 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15HX.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.