# N555BA: 1990 Bell 412, registration cancelled 2007-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2007
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 412](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (registry code 1182202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (registry code 52103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36015
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2006
- Last registry action: March 22, 2006
- Mode S code: A71218
- 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: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-2007-04-11

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 412: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 20000619SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000619SH007), May 2, 2000: BOOT. TORN. TEAR ON RUBBER PART OF BOOT. NOTE: BOOT MFG DATE JULY 21, 1999. (X)
- [SDR 20000619SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000619SH006), Apr 28, 2000: BOOT. TORN. TEAR ON RUBBER PART OF THE BOOT. NOTE: BOOT MFG DATE DECEMBER 11, 1998. (X)

## 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 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 (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…

## Other aircraft with 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 (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BA-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3163. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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