# N555BB: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BB

## Aircraft that carried N555BB

- [Cancelled 2013-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BB-2013-08-13): Yates W/Lazar M SAFARI HELICOPTER, S/N BB2077, built 2001. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Algonac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Algonac)

## NTSB investigations on N555BB (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 CEN09CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA584), Sep 13, 2009: Yates W/Lazar M Safari Helicopter (N555BB), Cedar Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of the tail rotor blades and the tail rotor gearbox for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N555BB (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 20090913017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913017729A), Sep 13, 2009: Yatesw SAFARIHELICO (N555BB), Cedar Park, TX, Destroyed. On final to landing one tail rotor blade separated and caused the tail rotor gear box to also separate from the helicopter. The helicopter landed in trees…

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