Turbine helicopter

N505HB

2019 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
65209
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Office of the Sheriff + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Oroville, CA
Registration record

N505HB on the FAA register

Type
2019 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65209
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Office of the Sheriff + 1 co-owner
Oroville, CA
Certificate issued
2020-02-04
Airworthiness date
2019-03-18
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64D34
Mode S (octal)
51446464
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N505HB to the current registrant.
  • 2019-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-09-11
    N505HB previously assigned to a Piper Meridian / M500 (s/n 4697314); cancelled.
Overview

About N505HB

N505HB is a 2019 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65209. The FAA register lists Office of the Sheriff + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Oroville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 2020 and expires on February 28, 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 March 18, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505HB.

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 N505HB.

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.