Turbine helicopter

N502TH

1969 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
30030
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Temsco Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
1969 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N502TH.
Registration record

N502TH on the FAA register

Type
1969 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30030
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67D
Registered owner
Temsco Helicopters Inc
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2005-03-18
Airworthiness date
2020-02-11
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · market survey
Mode S (hex)
A6430F
Mode S (octal)
51441417
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (market survey)).
  • 2005-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N502TH to the current registrant.
  • 1993-01-06
    N502TH previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 0846); cancelled.
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N502TH

N502TH is a 1969 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30030. The FAA register lists Temsco Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67D 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 (market survey), dated February 11, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N502TH. 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

1991-10-30 Accident · Millville, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC92LA021
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22B — a different aircraft that carried the N502TH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

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.