Turbine helicopter

N3804C

1980 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
30314
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State of Colorado Department of Public Safety + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Lakewood, CO
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1980 Bell 205
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Registration record

N3804C on the FAA register

Type
1980 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30314
Engines
Lycoming T-53 series
Registered owner
State of Colorado Department of Public Safety + 1 co-owner
Lakewood, CO
Certificate issued
2024-06-13
Airworthiness date
1993-06-22
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A45E31
Mode S (octal)
51057061
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3804C to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1970-06-29
    N3804C previously assigned to a Aero Commander 560-E (s/n 732); cancelled.
Overview

About N3804C

N3804C is a 1980 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30314. The FAA register lists State of Colorado Department of Public Safety + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Lakewood, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T-53 series 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 standard category (transport), dated June 22, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3804C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bell 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-07-10 Accident · Parsippany,Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1101
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 560-E — a different aircraft that carried the N3804C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MANEUVERS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

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.