Turbine helicopter

N911FW

2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
65491
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Fort Worth (Government)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
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Registration record

N911FW on the FAA register

Type
2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65491
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2025-01-27
Airworthiness date
2024-12-14
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC9AF4
Mode S (octal)
53115364
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

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-08
    Accident at Fort Worth, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N911FW.
  • 2024-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N911FW

N911FW is a 2024 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65491. The FAA register lists City of Fort Worth as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2025 and expires on January 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 14, 2024.

N911FW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
125 kt
Range
355 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-08 Accident · Fort Worth, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC26LA018
Reported aircraft: Bell Textron Canada 505
Preliminary report: On March 7, 2026, at 2210 Central daylight time, a Bell Textron 505 helicopter, N911FW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot and crew member were not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 public use flight. The pilot reported that during takeoff, as the helicopter was climbing above the trees the engine power decreased to idle power. The pilot performed a forced landing to an open grass field. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. A post examination of the wreckage is pending.
NTSB report ↗

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.