N222EX - 1980 Bell 222 Aircraft Registration

N222EX is a 1980 Bell 222, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Nixon Eric J in Mentone, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 21, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on January 22, 2020. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2027. Powered by a Rolls-royc 250-C30G engine producing 650 horsepower, N222EX is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1E8E9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N222EX was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 34.0967, -117.2366 on April 27, 2025. The FAA registry record for N222EX was last updated on July 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Bell 222 was America's first commercially successful light twin-turbine helicopter, marking a revolutionary advancement in civilian rotorcraft safety and capability. First flown on August 13, 1976, it was a twin-engine turboshaft helicopter that could carry 8-10 passengers plus crew with the added security of twin-engine redundancy. Spanning 40 feet in rotor diameter and stretching nearly 52 feet in length, the aircraft featured innovative retractable landing gear and single-pilot IFR certification. Bell Helicopter manufactured 199 examples between 1980 and 1991 at their Fort Worth, Texas facility. AviatorDB tracks 4,083 Bell aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is B222.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N222EX. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.