Turbine helicopter

N16HX

1979 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
30293
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Chamblee, GA
1979 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N16HX.
Registration record

N16HX on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30293
Engines
Lycoming T53-L-13
Registered owner
Helicopter Express LLC
Chamblee, GA
Certificate issued
2023-12-06
Airworthiness date
2002-04-03
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0F01A
Mode S (octal)
50170032
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 N16HX.
  • 2002-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N16HX

N16HX is a 1979 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30293. 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 Lycoming T53-L-13 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 April 3, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16HX.

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 N16HX.

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.