# N555BB: 2001 Yates W/Lazar M SAFARI HELICOPTER, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Yates W/Lazar M SAFARI HELICOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-w-lazar-m-safari-helicopter) (registry code 05610VI)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BB2077
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc SAFARI HELICOPTER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 1, 2001
- Last registry action: October 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A71219
- Location: [Algonac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Algonac)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6392° N, 82.5817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48001, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BB-2013-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Yates W/Lazar M SAFARI HELICOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-w-lazar-m-safari-helicopter.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 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 (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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