Turbine helicopter

N205BD

1971 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
30097
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ventus Ff LLC (LLC)
Based
Boise, ID
1971 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N205BD.
Registration record

N205BD on the FAA register

Type
1971 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30097
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Ventus Ff LLC
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2025-04-22
Airworthiness date
1999-02-05
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A1A4B3
Mode S (octal)
50322263
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

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N205BD.
  • 1999-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N205BD

N205BD is a 1971 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30097. The FAA register lists Ventus Ff LLC as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 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 February 5, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N205BD.

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 N205BD.

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.