# N777TZ: Bell / Tsirah Helicopter 209 AH-1FT, registration cancelled 1996-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell / Tsirah Helicopter 209 AH-1FT](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tsirah-helicopter-209-ah-1ft) (registry code 1181904)
- Serial number: 777
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1992
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: AA84C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Tsirah Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TSIRAH%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [West Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777TZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777TZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TZ-1996-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 / Tsirah Helicopter 209 AH-1FT: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tsirah-helicopter-209-ah-1ft.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 LAX96FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA310), Aug 20, 1996: Bell/Tsirah 209AH-1FT (N777TZ), Palmdale, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the first pilot misjudged the distance from the rock outcropping. The pilot's ostentatious display was a factor in this accident.

## 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 19960820023389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820023389A), Aug 20, 1996: Bell 209 (N777TZ), Palmdale, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During filming ground vehicle main rotors struck rock cropping. Settled nose high. Struck a truck landing.

## Other aircraft with N777TZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777TZ): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB20XR, S/N 1665, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2006-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TZ-2006-11-15): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3350. Owner: [Hodson Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODSON%20RANDY%20J), [St Anthony, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Anthony)

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