Turbine helicopter

N306FD

2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
65520
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Los Angeles + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Van Nuys, CA
Registration record

N306FD on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65520
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
City of Los Angeles + 1 co-owner
Van Nuys, CA
Certificate issued
2024-01-30
Airworthiness date
2023-07-06
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3361D
Mode S (octal)
50633035
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

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N306FD.
  • 2023-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N306FD

N306FD is a 2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65520. The FAA register lists City of Los Angeles + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Van Nuys, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Safran ARRIUS 2R engine 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 6, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N306FD.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
355 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N306FD.

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.