Turbine helicopter

N679H

1974 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
30164
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Honeywell T5317B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hillcrest Aircraft Co (Corporation)
Based
Lewiston, ID
1974 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N679H.
Registration record

N679H on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30164
Engines
Honeywell T5317B
Registered owner
Hillcrest Aircraft Co
Lewiston, ID
Certificate issued
2017-02-14
Airworthiness date
2009-05-13
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A8FDD6
Mode S (octal)
52176726
Seats (type)
15
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
300 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N679H.
  • 2009-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N679H

N679H is a 1974 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30164. The FAA register lists Hillcrest Aircraft Co as the registrant in Lewiston, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Honeywell T5317B engine and 15 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 13, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N679H.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
300 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bell 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N679H.

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.