# N599WT: 2013 Helpling Helen C TANGO 2, registration cancelled 2015-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Helpling Helen C TANGO 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/helpling-helen-c-tango-2) (registry code 05631ZX)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (registry code 41881)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T021
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Team Tango TANGO 2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 2013
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2012
- Last registry action: August 22, 2012
- Mode S code: A7C0DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Helpling Helen C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELPLING%20HELEN%20C)
- Location: [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1618° N, 82.1268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34471, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N599WT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=599WT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599WT-2015-03-12

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 Helpling Helen C TANGO 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/helpling-helen-c-tango-2.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 ERA14LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA180), Apr 4, 2014: Helpling Helen C Tango 2 (N599WT), Ocala, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after the left cockpit canopy opened during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to fire damage.

## 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 20140404008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140404008889A), Apr 4, 2014: Helpling Helen C TANGO 2 (N599WT), Ocala, FL, Destroyed. On April 4, 2014, about 1620 EDT time, an experimental amateur-built Helpling tango 2, N599WT, was destroyed during collision with terrain and a subsequent…

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