Turbine helicopter

N524FD

2018 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
65166
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Farming LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
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Registration record

N524FD on the FAA register

Type
2018 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65166
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Western Farming LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2024-11-15
Airworthiness date
2019-04-25
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6984B
Mode S (octal)
51514113
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

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N524FD.
  • 2019-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2018
    Manufactured (2018).
Overview

About N524FD

N524FD is a 2018 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65166. The FAA register lists Western Farming LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 April 25, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N524FD.

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 N524FD.

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.