Turbine helicopter

N230SS

1983 Bell 222A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
47086
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C30G
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Heliservices LLC (LLC)
Based
Mesa, AZ
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Registration record

N230SS on the FAA register

Type
1983 Bell 222A
Serial
47086
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C30G
Registered owner
Southwest Heliservices LLC
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-06-03
Airworthiness date
2021-10-21
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A20A21
Mode S (octal)
50405041
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N230SS to the current registrant.
  • 2021-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2014-11-25
    N230SS previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-4193); cancelled.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N230SS

N230SS is a 1983 Bell 222A, serial number 47086. The FAA register lists Southwest Heliservices LLC as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Rolls-Royce 250-C30G engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 21, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N230SS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-08-08 Accident · Bridgeport, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR10CA391
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N230SS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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.