N205BT
1974 Bell 205
N205BT on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2015-04-01Certificate of registration issued as N205BT.
- 2002-05-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
- 1974Manufactured (1974).
About N205BT
N205BT is a 1974 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30173. The FAA register lists Redding Air Service Inc as the registrant in Redding, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.
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 May 21, 2002.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N205BT.
Published figures for the Bell 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N205BT.
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.
