Bell 525
7 on the U.S. register. Built from 2016 to 2019; half of them date from 2018 or earlier. Texas has the most (7). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the 525 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Ge Ct7 Series (3)
- Seats
- 18
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts
- Makers on the register
- Bell Textron Inc, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 8, 2015; newest July 23, 2025
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 7 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 525 | 7 | 2016 to 2019 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 4 | 57% |
| Experimental | 3 | 43% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bell Textron INC | 7 |
Fleet pages: Bell Textron INC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bell 525 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
7 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bell 525s?
Texas, with 7.
Who owns the Bell 525?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Bell 525s on the register built?
Between 2016 and 2019; half of them in 2018 or earlier.
How many Bell 525 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Bell 525 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Bell 525 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about instruments and avionics.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 100% |
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: ball bearing (2), fire extinguisher (1), bearing (1).
Certificates and bulletins
Special conditions rules the FAA wrote for this design
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 525 links to the rest of the register
- Bell 3,082 aircraft on the register
- Bell 525 7 registered
- Built of aluminium with composite parts
- General Electric CT7 series 3 of these aircraft · 1600 hp
- Texas 7 of these aircraft
- Bell Textron INC 7 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 525 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the 525 1 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/bell/525.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5257 | Bell Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
None on file | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5258 | Bell Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
None on file | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5259 | Bell Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
None on file | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5251 | Bell Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
None on file | 2024-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525TY | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2018-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525BV | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2017-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525BN | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc 525 |
Bell Textron INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2015-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |