Turbine helicopter

N505EX

2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
65517
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Quail Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Yuma, AZ
Registration record

N505EX on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65517
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Quail Aviation LLC
Yuma, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-11-21
Airworthiness date
2023-11-13
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64CFD
Mode S (octal)
51446375
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

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N505EX to the current registrant.
  • 2023-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-08-26
    N505EX previously assigned to a Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (s/n 1211); cancelled.
Overview

About N505EX

N505EX is a 2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65517. The FAA register lists Quail Aviation LLC as the registrant in Yuma, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 21, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

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 November 13, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N505EX. 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

2008-11-28 Accident · Tampa, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA09CA073
Reported aircraft: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L — a different aircraft that carried the N505EX registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with an object.

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.