# N911XW: 1974 Westland Helicopters GAZELLE AH.MK1, registration cancelled 2003-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Westland Helicopters GAZELLE AH.MK1](https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-gazelle-ah-mk1) (registry code 9650159)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (registry code 60020)
- Serial number: 1230
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2002
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: AC9C84
- Owner when cancelled: [Smitters William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITTERS%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7062° N, 74.0087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911XW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=911XW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911XW-2003-06-16

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 Westland Helicopters GAZELLE AH.MK1: https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-gazelle-ah-mk1.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 IAD03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA012), Nov 9, 2002: Westland Helicopters Gazelle AH-MK1 (N911XW), East Hampton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water. Factors included the pilot's decision to fly over water on a moonless night, his lack of…

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