# N555CX: 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: March 14, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555CX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CX

## Aircraft that carried N555CX

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555CX-2018-03-14): Cotton Galen M HELICYCLE, S/N 03-021-E24, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cotton Galen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTON%20GALEN%20M), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N555CX (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 CEN09LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA113), Dec 30, 2008: Cotton Galen M Helicycle (N555CX), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a hover landing which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N555CX (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 20081230853599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081230853599A), Dec 30, 2008: Cotton HELICYCLE (N555CX), Spring, TX, Substantial damage. On 12-30-2008 @ 12:55 hours local, the pilot stated that he was in transition from hover taxi to forward flight when the engine quit producing power. During…

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