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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Bell
Model
505
Year
2024
Serial number
65491
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AC9AF4
Engine
Make and model
Safran Arrius 2r
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
460 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2025 – nowCity Of Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 8, 2026 · Fort Worth, TX
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…
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.
Airframe (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.
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Oct 8, 2020
Airframe (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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.