Turbine helicopter

N505FW

2020 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
65330
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Fort Worth (Government)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
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Registration record

N505FW on the FAA register

Type
2020 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65330
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2021-05-06
Airworthiness date
2020-05-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64D15
Mode S (octal)
51446425
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N505FW to the current registrant.
  • 2020-06-17
    N505FW previously assigned to a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (s/n 65014); cancelled.
  • 2020-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N505FW

N505FW is a 2020 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65330. The FAA register lists City of Fort Worth as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 May 20, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505FW.

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 N505FW.

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.