Turbine helicopter

N976FW

2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
65487
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Government)
Based
Lakeland, FL
Registration record

N976FW on the FAA register

Type
2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Serial
65487
Engines
Safran ARRIUS 2R
Registered owner
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Lakeland, FL
Certificate issued
2023-08-29
Airworthiness date
2023-04-20
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD9A81
Mode S (octal)
53315201
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

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N976FW.
  • 2023-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N976FW

N976FW is a 2023 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, serial number 65487. The FAA register lists Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the registrant in Lakeland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 April 20, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N976FW.

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 N976FW.

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.