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N525TA2015 Bell Helicopter Textron INC 525

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 12, 2017.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2016)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Fort Worth, TX
owner city / state
Engine
CT7 SERIES · 1560 hp
Ge
Owners
1
since 2015
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2016
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Bell Helicopter Textron INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
Apr 13, 2015
Canceled
Dec 12, 2017
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and Development
Airworthiness date
Apr 25, 2016

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bell Helicopter Textron INC
Model
525
Year
2015
Serial number
62001
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
16
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A69D2B

Engine

Make and model
Ge Ct7 Series
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1560 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2015 – 2017Bell Helicopter Textron INCFort Worth, TX
  2. 2006 – 2007Guayana Aviation LLCWilmington, DE · different airframe: 2006 Cessna 525a S/N 525a0318

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jul 6, 2016 · Italy, TX

A severe vibration of the helicopter that led to the crew's inability to maintain sufficient rotor rotation speed (Nr), leading to excessive main rotor blade flapping, subsequent main rotor blade contact with the tail boom, and the resultant in-flight breakup. Contributing to the severity and sustainment of the vibration, which was not predicted during development, were (1) the collective…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
DCA16FA199

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA16FA199)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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