Turbine helicopter

N879JC

2021 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
65347
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vision Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Murphys, CA
Registration record

N879JC on the FAA register

Type
2021 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65347
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Vision Helicopters Inc
Murphys, CA
Certificate issued
2022-04-09
Airworthiness date
2021-11-24
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC1890
Mode S (octal)
53014220
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N879JC.
  • 2021-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N879JC

N879JC is a 2021 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65347. The FAA register lists Vision Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Murphys, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 November 24, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N879JC.

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 N879JC.

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.