N525BV - 2018 Bell Helicopter Textron INC 525 Aircraft Registration

N525BV is a 2018 Bell Helicopter Textron INC 525, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Bell Textron INC in Fort Worth, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 14, 2026. The registration certificate was issued on August 4, 2017. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2027. Powered by a Ge CT7 SERIES engine producing 1560 horsepower, N525BV is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A69BAE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N525BV was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 46.5071, -87.4078 on March 8, 2026. The FAA registry record for N525BV was last updated on August 9, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Bell 525 Relentless represents a groundbreaking advancement in commercial helicopter design as the world's first commercial helicopter equipped with fly-by-wire flight controls. First flown on July 1, 2015, it is a twin-engine medium helicopter powered by two General Electric CT7-2F1 turboshaft engines capable of carrying up to 16 passengers. With a maximum gross weight of 20,000 pounds and a five-blade composite main rotor system spanning 55 feet, the aircraft was designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter at their Amarillo, Texas facility. AviatorDB tracks 9 Bell Helicopter Textron INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is B525.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N525BV. 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.