Turbine helicopter

N53DC

2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
65556
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chopper Dc53 LLC (LLC)
Based
Tolleson, AZ
Registration record

N53DC on the FAA register

Type
2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65556
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Chopper Dc53 LLC
Tolleson, AZ
Certificate issued
2024-09-27
Airworthiness date
2024-09-13
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AE62
Mode S (octal)
51527142
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N53DC.
  • 2024-09-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N53DC

N53DC is a 2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65556. The FAA register lists Chopper Dc53 LLC as the registrant in Tolleson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2024 and expires on September 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 September 13, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53DC.

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 N53DC.

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.