# N555CX: 2005 Cotton Galen M HELICYCLE, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cotton Galen M HELICYCLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/cotton-galen-m-helicycle) (registry code 05621JM)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 03-021-E24
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Kit: Eagle R & D Co LLC HELICYCLE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 2006
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2006
- Last registry action: June 11, 2013
- Mode S code: A71246
- Owner when cancelled: [Cotton Galen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTON%20GALEN%20M)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8183° N, 95.5213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77080, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555CX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555CX-2018-03-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Cotton Galen M HELICYCLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/cotton-galen-m-helicycle.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 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 (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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