# N505TJ: 2010 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, registration cancelled 2022-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-429) (registry code 1182158)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207d) (registry code 52156)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00003RD](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00003RD), [TCDS E42NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E42NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 57029
- Year built: 2010
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 2011
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2011
- Last registry action: December 17, 2019
- Mode S code: A64E35
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercy Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9289° N, 78.7503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14225, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505TJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505TJ-2022-11-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-429.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR M7FA2012F00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M7FA2012F00023), Dec 6, 2011: STIFFENER. SHEARED. VERY SHARP ENGINE FIREWALL STIFFENER SEAMS CAUSED MX TECH TO GET DEEP KNUCKLE CUT THRU TENDON DOWN TO BONE. THIS IS A FIREWALL THAT IS USED ON BOTH ENGINES.THEY

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA22LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA007), Oct 7, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (N505TJ), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to disengage the autopilot prior to climbing out of a fog bank.

## 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 20211006017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211006017429A), Oct 6, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (N505TJ), Batavia, NY, Substantial damage. On the evening of October 6th, 2021, approximately 2116 EDT, [privacy data omitted], N505TJ, a Bell 429 helicopter air ambulance, operating under 14 CFR 135 ?…

## Other aircraft with N505TJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505TJ): Bell Textron Canada 429, S/N 57470

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