Turbine helicopter

N68EC

1968 Bell 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
30008
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Lycoming T5317A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Copter Lease LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
1968 Bell 205
Representative photo of a Bell 205. Not a photo of N68EC.
Registration record

N68EC on the FAA register

Type
1968 Bell 205 (FAA: Bell 205A-1)
Serial
30008
Engines
Lycoming T5317A
Registered owner
Copter Lease LLC Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2021-03-26
Airworthiness date
2021-04-09
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A90145
Mode S (octal)
52200505
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2021-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N68EC.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N68EC

N68EC is a 1968 Bell 205 (FAA model 205A-1), serial number 30008. The FAA register lists Copter Lease LLC Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Lycoming T5317A 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 9, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68EC.

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 N68EC.

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.