Turbine helicopter

N689H

1979 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
30289
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Alliedsign T5317A-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lewiston, ID
1979 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N689H.
Registration record

N689H on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30289
Engines
Alliedsign T5317A-1
Registered owner
Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc
Lewiston, ID
Certificate issued
2010-02-09
Airworthiness date
2002-04-17
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A92555
Mode S (octal)
52222525
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N689H.
  • 2002-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N689H

N689H is a 1979 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30289. The FAA register lists Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc as the registrant in Lewiston, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2010 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Alliedsign T5317A-1 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 April 17, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N689H.

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 N689H.

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.