Turbine helicopter

N505RD

2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
65693
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ross Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Mckinney, TX
Registration record

N505RD on the FAA register

Type
2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65693
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Ross Aviation LLC
Mckinney, TX
Certificate issued
2026-02-05
Airworthiness date
2025-12-14
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64DFE
Mode S (octal)
51446776
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N505RD.
  • 2025-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N505RD

N505RD is a 2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65693. The FAA register lists Ross Aviation LLC as the registrant in Mckinney, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 December 14, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505RD.

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 N505RD.

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.