# N656VK: 1977 Fields Stuart G BABY BELLE, registration cancelled 2014-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fields Stuart G BABY BELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-stuart-g-baby-belle) (registry code 05604K2)
- 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: VK01
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1997
- Last registry action: November 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A8A4E9
- Owners when cancelled: [Fields Stuart G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELDS%20STUART%20G), [Fields Kathryn C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELDS%20KATHRYN%20C)
- Location: [Inyokern, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Inyokern)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9229° N, 118.0789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93527, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656VK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=656VK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656VK-2014-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Fields Stuart G BABY BELLE: https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-stuart-g-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 LAX98LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA178), May 31, 1998: Fields Baby Belle (N656VK), Inyokern, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to recover from a low rotor rpm condition, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

## 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 19980531011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980531011479A), May 31, 1998: Amtr BABYBELLE (N656VK), Inyokern, CA, Destroyed. Vibrations and yaw after takeoff. Nosed over. Uncontrollable descent. Not equipped with low rotor RPM warning light (.4)the pilot took off and approximately 40…

## Other aircraft with N656VK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656VK): Spurling John PRO-EXEC T, S/N 002

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