Turbine helicopter

N205VC

1969 Bell 205B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
30066
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ventura County Sheriffs Department (Government)
Based
Camarillo, CA
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Registration record

N205VC on the FAA register

Type
1969 Bell 205B
Serial
30066
Engines
Lycoming T-53
Registered owner
Ventura County Sheriffs Department
Camarillo, CA
Certificate issued
1998-12-15
Airworthiness date
2003-08-09
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A1A674
Mode S (octal)
50323164
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1998-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N205VC.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N205VC

N205VC is a 1969 Bell 205B, serial number 30066. The FAA register lists Ventura County Sheriffs Department as the registrant in Camarillo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 engine and 15 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 9, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N205VC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N205VC.

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.