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N229HT

Bell 205A-1

Valid Montana

N229HT is a Bell 205A-1, a rotorcraft with turboshaft engines (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1980. It has 15 seats. It is registered to Vertical CORP, a corporation in Kalispell, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 8, 2008 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated July 1, 2008.

Aircraft

Maker
Bell
Model
205A-1
Serial number
30330
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Turboshaft, 1 motor · Honeywell T5317B · 1500 hp
Seats
15
Year built
1980
Cruising speed
103 mph
Transponder code
A20331 (octal 50401461)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 8, 2008
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
June 4, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · July 1, 2008
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00273593

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vertical CORP
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 9677
Kalispell, MT 59904-2677

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data