# N6261N: 2001 Tatelman Victor W BABY BELLE, registration cancelled 2012-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2012
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Tatelman Victor W BABY BELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/tatelman-victor-w-baby-belle) (registry code 05607Y7)
- 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: VWT-5
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc BABY BELLE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 2001
- Last registry action: December 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A82F0F
- Location: D F C P, Mexico
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6261N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6261N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6261N-2012-01-10

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 Tatelman Victor W BABY BELLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/tatelman-victor-w-baby-belle.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 CHI08LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA104), Apr 9, 2008: Vic Tatelman Baby Belle (N6261N), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tailrotor driveshaft hanger bearing and jamming of the tailrotor.

## 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 20080409836979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080409836979A), Apr 9, 2008: Amtr BABYBELLE (N6261N), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) While in a hover, pilot was demonstrating a right pedal turn as part of the sun n fun airshow. Pilot lost tail rotor control and struck ground hard. Tail…

## Other aircraft with N6261N

- [Cancelled 1996-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6261N-1996-04-25): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 318152047. Exported to Botswana. Owner: [Florida Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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