# N1200M: Smith Mike G HELICYCLE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Mike G HELICYCLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-mike-g-helicycle) (registry code 05631TL, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5-12B512E
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Kit: Eagle R & D Co LLC HELICYCLE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2013
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2018
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A05616
- Registered owners: [Bell John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20JOHN%20J), [Bell Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20TERRY%20L)
- Location: [Troy, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Troy)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0010° N, 90.9956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63379, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1200M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1200M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Smith Mike G HELICYCLE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1200M.

## NTSB investigations on N1200M not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA209), Jun 1, 1997: Giertz Vmax Probe (N1200M), Lake Jackson, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an approach to landing. A related factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model of aircraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970601012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601012169A), Jun 1, 1997: N1200M, Angleton, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Reported high engine temp. Returned. Stalled on short final. Bounced. Slid inverted down runway. (-23) see narrative #FTW97LA209.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1200M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1200M before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200M-1970-09-15): Douglas DC3, S/N 4962. Owner: [Delta Air Lines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## Related

- Other Smith Mike G HELICYCLE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-mike-g-helicycle/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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