Turbine helicopter

N2042X

Bell 222

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
47099
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N2042X on the FAA register

Type
Bell 222
Serial
47099
Engines
2
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A1A393
Mode S (octal)
50321623
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1971-02-19
    N2042X previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 18256142); cancelled.
Overview

About N2042X

N2042X is a Bell 222, serial number 47099. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 10 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2042X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-07-08 Accident · Shaver Lake,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2562
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182H — a different aircraft that carried the N2042X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN LAKE. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSAT FOR VALID TEST.

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.