# N48DK: 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: September 7, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DK

## Aircraft that carried N48DK

- [Cancelled 2022-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DK-2022-09-07): Cessna 551, S/N 551-0095, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aviation Star S II LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20STAR%20S%20II%20LLC), [Baytown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Baytown)

## NTSB investigations on N48DK (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 CEN21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA071), Dec 2, 2020: Cessna 551 (N48DK), Lufkin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land on a runway that did not provide enough length to stop the airplane given the wet surface conditions, resulting in a runway excursion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48DK (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 20201202021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202021719A), Dec 2, 2020: Cessna 551 (N48DK), Lufkin, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he touched down at the 1000 foot mark on runway 16 at lfk. The pilot applied brakes to slow the aircraft three times. Each time the pilot…

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