# N255BZ: 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: August 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255BZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255BZ

## Aircraft that carried N255BZ

- [Cancelled 2017-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255BZ-2017-08-14): Paul R Seipt SONEX, S/N 0255, built 2016. Owner: [Seipt Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEIPT%20PAUL%20R), [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)

## NTSB investigations on N255BZ (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 WPR17LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA119), Jun 3, 2017: Paul R Seipt Sonex (N255BZ), Garfield, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper torque of screws that attached the flywheel mounting flange to the crankshaft during engine assembly, which resulted in heavy vibrations and the subsequent in-flight loss of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N255BZ (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 20170603007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603007949A), Jun 3, 2017: Paul R Seipt SONEX (N255BZ), Garfield, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed spokane, felts field enroute to pullman, WA. While in cruise flight at 4000' MSL over Garfield WA, pilot noticed small vibration in engine…

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