# N525TA: 2015 Bell Helicopter Textron 525, registration cancelled 2017-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 525](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-525) (registry code 1182127)
- Engine: [GE CT7 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (registry code 30030)
- Serial number: 62001
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2016
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2015
- Last registry action: June 24, 2015
- Mode S code: A69D2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7936° N, 97.1939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=525TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525TA-2017-12-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 525: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-525.md

## 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 DCA16FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16FA199), Jul 6, 2016: Bell 525 (N525TA), Italy, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A severe vibration of the helicopter that led to the crew's inability to maintain sufficient rotor rotation speed (Nr), leading to excessive main rotor blade flapping, subsequent main rotor blade…

## 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 20160706020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160706020889A), Jul 6, 2016: Bell 525 (N525TA), Italy, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 6, 2016, at approximately 1148 central daylight time, an experimental Bell 525 helicopter, registration number N525TA, operating under the provisions…

## Other aircraft with N525TA

- [Cancelled 2007-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525TA-2007-06-06): Cessna 525A, S/N 525A0318, built 2006. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Guayana Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUAYANA%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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