Turbine helicopter

N70ZH

2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
65528
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Port City Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
Castle Hayne, NC
Registration record

N70ZH on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65528
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Port City Helicopters LLC
Castle Hayne, NC
Certificate issued
2025-09-16
Airworthiness date
2023-12-15
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9547C
Mode S (octal)
52252174
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N70ZH.
  • 2023-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N70ZH

N70ZH is a 2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65528. The FAA register lists Port City Helicopters LLC as the registrant in Castle Hayne, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2025 and expires on September 30, 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 15, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70ZH.

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 N70ZH.

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.