N223HX - 1984 Bell 222U Aircraft Registration

N223HX is a 1984 Bell 222U, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Jonam LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 6, 1992. The registration certificate was issued on August 14, 2014. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming LTS-101 SER engine producing 317 horsepower, N223HX is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1ECEB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N223HX was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 44.6884, -111.1180 on May 10, 2025. The FAA registry record for N223HX was last updated on March 10, 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 N223HX. 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.