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N505RSBell 505

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Sep 30, 2027
Based in
Gatesville, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2020
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Dh Aeronautics LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Gatesville, TX
Certificate issued
Sep 8, 2020
Expires
Sep 30, 2027

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bell
Model
505
Serial number
65029
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
R00008RD
Mode S code
A64E0B

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2020 – nowDh Aeronautics LLCGatesville, TX · current
  2. until 2012Individual ownerOcala, FL · different airframe: 1962 Beechcraft 65-80 S/N Ld-41

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2021-11-19Fuselage Main, StructureJul 16, 2021Airframe (505)Serial numbers per Attachment A of Bell Alert Service Bulletin 505-19-12, Revision A, dated July 11, 2019. Only with: Truss assembly P/N SLS-030-056-015 with a serial number listed in Attachment A of Bell ASB 505-19-12 Rev A installed.
2020-19-05Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited HelicoptersOct 8, 2020Airframe (505)Serial numbers per Table 1 of Bell Alert Service Bulletin 505-19-13, dated July 2, 2019 (swashplate assembly S/Ns). Only with: Swashplate assembly P/N 206-010-450-123 with an S/N listed in Table 1 of Bell ASB 505-19-13 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Main rotor · bearing · unsecureJan 29, 2019

    DURING INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 SPHERICAL SWASHPLATE BEARINGS 2EA IN THE FIXED RING AND 2EA IN THE ROTATING P/N 206-010-470-101 WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE BORES. 3 HAD NO PRIMER OR LOCKTITE IN BORE AND ONE HAD 25% COVERAGE. ALL 4 BEARINGS WERE UNDER-STAKED AND MOVABLE IN THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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