Turbine helicopter

N686UH

2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2025
Serial
65686
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Luis Obispo, CA
Registration record

N686UH on the FAA register

Type
2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65686
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Luis Obispo, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-15
Airworthiness date
2025-12-08
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A91B4B
Mode S (octal)
52215513
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N686UH.
  • 2025-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N686UH

N686UH is a 2025 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65686. It is registered to an individual in San Luis Obispo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 8, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N686UH.

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 N686UH.

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.