Turbine helicopter

N50MC

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
65443
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of New Orleans (Government)
Based
New Orleans, LA
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Registration record

N50MC on the FAA register

Type
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65443
Engines
1
Registered owner
City of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Certificate issued
2023-03-18
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A638AD
Mode S (octal)
51434255
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N50MC to the current registrant.
  • 2022-11-07
    N50MC previously assigned to a Bell 407GXI / 407 GXI Turbine Helicopters (s/n 65443); cancelled.
  • 2017-07-07
    N50MC previously assigned to a Cessna P210N / P210 Silver Eagle (s/n P21000044); cancelled.
Overview

About N50MC

N50MC is a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65443. The FAA register lists City of New Orleans as the registrant in New Orleans, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50MC. 2 earlier records involve 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

2011-03-20 Accident · Daggett, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR11FA173
Reported aircraft: Cessna P210 — a different aircraft that carried the N50MC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct the flight into a region of reported moderate to severe turbulence and icing conditions, followed by a loss of airplane control and an aerodynamic spin from which the pilot did not recover.
2004-02-28 Accident · Grape Creek, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW04CA084
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210M — a different aircraft that carried the N50MC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

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.