# N3550G: 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: October 2, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3550G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3550G

## Aircraft that carried N3550G

- [Cancelled 2014-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550G-2014-10-02): Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, S/N S-82, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grant Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20STEVEN), [Norco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Norco)

## NTSB investigations on N3550G (2)

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 LAX89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA099), Jan 29, 1989: Silvaire 8F (N3550G), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPER AND/OR UNAPPROVED MODIFICATIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT'S AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT/OWNER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT/OWNER'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS…
- [NTSB DEN65D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0020), Jan 30, 1965: Luscombe 8F (N3550G), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3550G (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 19890128001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128001409A), Jan 28, 1989: Luscom 8F (N3550G), Lake Elsinore, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot rerigged unauthorized aileron control system. Lost control on takeoff and spun in.

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