# N555BA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: April 7, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BA

## Aircraft that carried N555BA

- [Cancelled 2021-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-2021-04-07): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 430, S/N 49119, built 2006. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Turbines Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURBINES%20LTD), [West Point, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/West%20Point)
- [Cancelled 2007-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-2007-04-11): Bell 412, S/N 36015, built 1990. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3163. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N555BA (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 FTW04LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA133), May 23, 2004: Bell 412 (N555BA), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the parked helicopter while performing a hovering turn.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N555BA (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 20040523013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523013099A), May 23, 2004: Bell 412 (N555BA), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 23, 2004, at approximately 1605 CDT, a Bell 412 helicopter, N555BA, sustained substantial damage when its tail rotor struck a parked helicopter…

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