# N55TP: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, registration cancelled 1999-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2215
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1996
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A6FEC9
- Owner when cancelled: [Flyaway Investors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYAWAY%20INVESTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4356° N, 79.9641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55TP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55TP-1999-05-18

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 Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta.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 NYC98LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA043), Dec 16, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N55TP), Belle Vernon, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper out-of-ground hover procedure, which resulted in a loss of tailrotor effectiveness.

## 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 19971216039009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039009A), Dec 16, 1997: Robsin R22BETA (N55TP), Pittsburgh, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Robinson R-22 heli was positioning for aerial photography when the tail rotor appeared to be lost. Belle verno,PA.

## Other aircraft with N55TP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55TP): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11464, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1990-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55TP-1990-02-13): Beech E-55, S/N TE965. Triennial form not returned

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