# N555GC: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1988-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45317
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A71297
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555GC-1988-12-12

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 Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.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 NYC89FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA013), Oct 16, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N555GC), Wallingford, CT, destroyed

## 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 19881016048759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016048759A), Oct 16, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N555GC), Meriden, CT, Destroyed. Engine lost power. Pilot pulled fuel boost breakers by mistake. Incorrect fuel flow switch.

## Other aircraft with N555GC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555GC): Mooney M20F, S/N 670508, built 1967
- [Cancelled 1996-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555GC-1996-04-29): Beech 65, S/N LC164. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Edwards William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20WILLIAM%20J), [Silver Spring, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Silver%20Spring)

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