# N47SS: 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: March 3, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SS

## Aircraft that carried N47SS

- [Cancelled 2003-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47SS-2003-03-03): Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, S/N 281, built 1973. Owner: [Carlson John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20JOHN%20D), [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)

## NTSB investigations on N47SS (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 NYC02FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA159), Aug 10, 2002: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N47SS), Hilltown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight, and failure to follow procedures in the flight manual to determine that the stabilator was properly connected prior to flight, and which resulted in a loss of control…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47SS (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 20020810018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810018809A), Aug 10, 2002: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N47SS), Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On August 10, 2002, about 1350 eastern daylight time, a schempp-hirth standard Cirrus, N47SS, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during takeoff…

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