Rotorcraft · LYCOMING T-53 · as of Sep 21, 2026
Resources Manufacturer · Bell Textron ↗ Engine · Lycoming Engines ↗ Search FAA TCDS ↗
Distribution · currently registered
By state (top 10)
- CA 100.0% 1
By decade of manufacture
- 1960s 100.0% 1
NTSB records
No NTSB-recorded events match BELL 205B in the indexed corpus.
Airworthiness directives
50 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 25 more in the Federal Register.
- Oct 4, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 210 helicopters. This AD was prompted by an accident and incidents involving failure of the tail boom attachment structure. This AD requires inspecting the tail boom assembly hardware, replacing…
- Sep 26, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. and Various Restricted Category Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc. Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 helicopters and various restricted category helicopters with certain part-numbered tension torsion (TT) straps installed by supplemental type certificate (STC) No. SR03408CH. This AD was prompted b…
- Aug 20, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.), Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2000-18- 09, which applied to certain Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (now Bell Textron Inc.), Model 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters. AD 2000-18-09 required repetitively inspecting the upper left-hand cap angle (cap angle) and adjacent structure for a crack and, depe…
- May 8, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters
The FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have applied to all Bell Textron Inc., Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 210 helicopters. This AD was prompted by an accident and incidents involving failure of the tail boom attachment structure. This action revises the NPRM by changing the propo…
- Nov 21, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc., Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters and various restricted category helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks found on the main transmission support case. This AD requires repetitive inspe…
- Nov 7, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Leonardo S.p.a., and Various Restricted Category Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc., Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters; certain Erickson 214 Holdings, LLC, Model 214B and 214B-1 helicopters; certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model AB412 and AB412 EP helicopters; and certain various res…
- Jun 7, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.), Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 210 helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by events involving failure of the tail boom attachment structure. This proposed…
- Apr 14, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc., Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters and various restricted category helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks found on the main transmission support case. This proposed AD w…
- Apr 4, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. Model 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters with a certain part-numbered tailboom left hand fin spar cap (spar cap) installed. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked spar caps. This AD requires inspecting…
- Mar 16, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various model helicopters with certain part-numbered Goodrich externally-mounted hoist assemblies (hoists) installed. This AD was prompted by hoists failing lower load limit inspections. This AD requires replacing unmodified hoists, installing placards, revisi…
- Mar 14, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-02-02 which applied to certain Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 helicopters with a certain main rotor hub strap pin (pin) installed. AD 2022-02-02 required removing…
- Feb 9, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 helicopters with a certain outboard main rotor hub strap pin (pin) installed…
- Jan 21, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. Model 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters with a certain part-numbered tailboom left hand fin spar cap (spar cap) installed. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracked spar caps. This propose…
- Jan 12, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-15- 51, which applied to Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 helicopters. AD 2021-15-51 required removing certain main rotor hub strap pins (pins) from service and prohibite…
- Nov 19, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-15-51, which applies to Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 helicopters. AD 2021-15-51 requires removing certain main rotor hub strap pins (pin) from service and proh…
- Sep 30, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies
The FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for various model helicopters with certain part-numbered Goodrich externally-mounted hoist assemblies (hoists) installed. This action revises the NPRM by adding a figure and revising certain requirements. The FAA is proposing this airworthiness directive (AD)…
- Sep 23, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 205B helicopters. This AD was prompted by a notification of certain parts needing a life limit. This AD requires determining the total hours time-in-service (TIS…
- Aug 9, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, and 212 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a fatal accident in which an outboard main rotor hub strap pin (pin) sheared off during fl…
- Jul 29, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various restricted category helicopters originally manufactured by Bell Textron Inc. This AD was prompted by a fatal accident in which an outboard main rotor hub strap pin (pin) sheared off during flight, resulting in the main rotor blade and the main rotor he…
- Jun 10, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. (type certificate previously held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) (Bell) Model 205B helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a notification of certain parts needing a life limit. This proposed AD would require determining…
- Mar 9, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 205B helicopters. This AD was prompted by flight testing and fatigue analysis results. This AD requires reducing the life limit of certain tail rotor (T/R) blades and re- identifying them with a new part number (P/N). The FAA is…
- Dec 11, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various model helicopters with certain part-numbered Goodrich externally-mounted hoist assemblies (hoists) installed. This proposed AD would require replacing unmodified hoists, installing placards, revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) fo…
- Dec 8, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is revising an earlier proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 205B helicopters which proposed to require reducing the life limit of certain tail rotor (T/R) blades and re-identifying certain T/R blades with a new part number (P/N). The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was…
- Jul 30, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 214B, 214B-1, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of a shoulder harness seat belt comfort clip (comfort clip) interfering with the seat belt inertia reel. Thi…
- Jun 11, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-12-08 for Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Bell), Model 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters. AD 2011-12-08 required a one-time inspection of the tail rotor (T/R) blade for corrosion and pitting. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2011…
Type certificate data sheets · 1 match in the FAA catalog
- H1SW Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Historical Rev 25 · 10/08/2019
Models: 205A, 205B, 204B, 205A-1 + 1 more
Supplemental type certificates · 257 on file
- 09/30/2025 STC SR04465NY Installation of the iPad Mount Avio Design Group Inc DRS ↗
- 07/09/2025 STC SR12072IB Manufacturing and Installation of Cargo Hold Nets; Maintenance must be in accordance with ICARUS Aero Inc. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness as shown on the attached FAA AM… Icarus Aero Inc. DRS ↗
- 02/06/2025 STC SR01776SE Fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the Isolair Helicopters, Inc., Model 9002 High Cross tubes Isolair Inc. DRS ↗
- 08/02/2024 STC SR04662CH Installation of Luma Technologies LT-4205 20 Station Integrated LED Display Panel Luma Technologies LLC DRS ↗
- 10/10/2023 STC SR00141IB Installation of the Aft Pedestal Stowage Compartment Alpine Aerotech LP DRS ↗
- 05/02/2023 STC SR01865SE Fabrication and installation of FastFin System BLR Aerospace LLC. DRS ↗
- 04/14/2023 STC SH3319NM Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system, Precise Flight Inc DRS ↗
- 12/05/2022 STC SR00080IB Installation of the Garmin GRA 55 Radar Altimeter Alpine Aerotech LP DRS ↗
- 09/21/2022 STC SR03832NY Installation of Full Vertical Reference Door P/N D412-761 for Left Hand Vertical Reference Operations Dart Aerospace Limited DRS ↗
- 05/20/2022 STC SR02407SE Installation of Geneva Aviation 28 - 14 VDC Power Converter AEM USA Inc. DRS ↗
- 05/20/2022 STC SR04615NY Installation of the Human External Cargo (HEC) Suspension Line Kit Boost Human External Cargo Systems Inc. DRS ↗
- 05/20/2022 STC SR04616NY Installation of the Dual HEC Hook System Provisions is to be performed Boost Human External Cargo Systems Inc. DRS ↗
- 05/20/2022 STC SR02270SE Fabrication and installation of Geneva Aviation Audio System AEM USA Inc. DRS ↗
- 05/20/2022 STC SR02444SE Installation of P178 Failsafe Audio Mixer AEM USA Inc. DRS ↗
- 03/31/2022 STC SR04465NY Installation of the iPad Mount Avio Design Group Inc DRS ↗
- 03/09/2022 STC SR00713SE Installation of Onboard Systems International Cargo Hook Kit Onboard Systems International DRS ↗
- 12/08/2021 STC SR01903NY Installation of a modified co-pilot seat. Transwest Helicopters Ltd DRS ↗
- 10/15/2021 STC SR04663NY Installation of the Center Pedestal Riser Alpine Aerotech LP DRS ↗
- 06/10/2021 STC SR04588NY Replacement Cabin Floor Panels Trinity Aviation Services Limited DRS ↗
- 12/10/2020 STC SR04569NY Installation of the Garmin GTX 3x5 ADS-B Transponder Alpine Aerotech LP DRS ↗
- 07/14/2020 STC SR04517NY The Forward and Aft Crew Door Rod Assembly Replacement Transwest Helicopters Ltd DRS ↗
- 05/19/2020 STC SH3319NM (1 OF 2) Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the\nLanding /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system, Precise Flight Inc DRS ↗
- 03/17/2020 STC SA04465NY Installation of the iPad Mount Avio Design Group Inc DRS ↗
- 10/18/2019 STC SR02730NY Installation of Quick Release Mounting Provisions & Quick Release Cargo Basket Dart Aerospace Ltd. DRS ↗
- 10/18/2019 STC SR02740NY The installation of Roof Hardpoint Installation, Step and Cargo Deployment Arm Dart Aerospace Limited DRS ↗
- 10/01/2019 STC SR04404NY Installation of the Trig Avionics TY92 VHF Communications System Maxcraft Avionics Ltd. DRS ↗
- 10/01/2019 STC SR04403NY Installation of the Trig Avionics TT22 ADS-B Transponder System Maxcraft Avionics Ltd. DRS ↗
- 09/09/2019 STC SR03832NY Installation of Full Vertical Reference Door P/N D412-761 for Left Hand Vertical Reference Operations Dart Aerospace Limited DRS ↗
- 06/26/2019 STC SR00713SE Installation of Onboard Systems International Cargo Hook Kit Onboard Systems International DRS ↗
- 04/22/2019 STC SR02001SE Fabrication and installation of Model 72448 locking fuel cover assembly Timberline Aerospace LLC DRS ↗
+ 227 more STCs on file
PMA replacement parts · 7 on file
- AA-204-012-103-005#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/F3D47C9EC7CC6A6886257F3900717A1B.0001## Fitting - Retention - Strap Outboard, Main Rotor Airwolf Filter Corp replaces 204-012-103-5
- AA-204-012-103-005#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/77BACEF0C3081DB8862585D20048EDD8.0001## Fitting - Retention - Strap Outboard, Main Rotor Airwolf Aerospace LLC (formerly Airwolf Helicopter) replaces 204-012-103-5
- 205-D-1002-3#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/9C627F7F9C9B37798625770300544501.0001## Doubler BLR Aerospace LLC replaces Modification Part
- 205-D-1002-1#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/83359CA02A65D0FD86257703005444AB.0001## LH Aft Spar Stiffener BLR Aerospace LLC replaces Modification Part
- 205-D-1002-2#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/9F75C813396FB9B486257703005444D5.0001## RH Aft Spar Stiffener BLR Aerospace LLC replaces Modification Part
- 205-D-1001-9#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/0BAE51DF905CD2D5862577030054447F.0001## Tail Fairing Light Plug BLR Aerospace LLC replaces Modification Part
- 205-D-1001-3#https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/A914F6A3AC2C6CBA8625770300544452.0001## Upper Tail Fairing BLR Aerospace LLC replaces Modification Part
Advisory circulars & Federal Register
Advisory circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register · Parts 91 & 43
- 2026-09-14 Use of Certain Restricted Category Aircraft for the Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression FR ↗
- 2026-07-31 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
- 2026-07-02 Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight FR ↗
- 2026-07-01 Mechanic Certification: Inspection Rating and Recent Experience Requirements FR ↗
- 2026-06-30 Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; Extension of Comment Period FR ↗
Registered N-numbers · 1
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N205VC | CA | 1969 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry
Sources
- FAA Aircraft Registry ↗ Refreshed Apr 27, 2026 Available
- NTSB CAROL ↗ Refreshed Jun 10, 2026 Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) ↗ Refreshed Apr 27, 2026 Available