Turbine helicopter

N23455

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
65783
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N23455 on the FAA register

Type
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65783
Engines
1
Registered owner
Bell Textron Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2026-10-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A21A81
Mode S (octal)
50415201
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
355 nm
Cruise (type)
125 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N23455 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-02-27
    N23455 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068959); cancelled.
  • 1943-05-26
    N23455 previously assigned to a Piper J4A-S (s/n 4-617); cancelled.
Overview

About N23455

N23455 is a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65783. The FAA register lists Bell Textron Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 125 knots and a range of about 355 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23455. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
355 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-01-26 Accident · Ft Mojave, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX92LA104
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N23455 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FLAP CABLE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION.

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.