# N20556: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 4, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20556
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20556

## Aircraft that carried N20556

- [Cancelled 2019-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20556-2019-12-04): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261391, built 1973. First renewal notice. Owner: [Flying Academy Los Angeles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20ACADEMY%20LOS%20ANGELES), [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)

## NTSB investigations on N20556 (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 WPR19FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA080), Feb 6, 2019: Cessna 172 (N20556), Desert Hot Springs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate and/or improper preparation for the flight in which he selected an altitude too low to assure terrain clearance and resulted in an impact with terrain in turbulent downdraft…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20556 (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 20190205009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190205009769A), Feb 5, 2019: Cessna 172M (N20556), Morongo Valley, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N20556 was traveling to north las vegas airport (vgt) with two passengers when it impacted mountainous terrain near dessert hot springs, California. The…

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