N32240
1981 Bell 205
N32240 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2000-04-12Certificate of registration issued as N32240 to the current registrant.
- 1981-03-31Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
About N32240
N32240 is a 1981 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30012. The FAA register lists Ventura County Sheriffs Department as the registrant in Camarillo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2000 and expires on January 31, 2027.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T53-L-13 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 experimental category (showing compliance), dated March 31, 1981.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N32240. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Bell 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
