# N5501U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 17, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5501U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5501U

## Aircraft that carried N5501U

- [Cancelled 1982-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501U-1982-08-17): Bellanca 8KCAB-180, S/N 40778. Owner: [Karbowicz John Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARBOWICZ%20JOHN%20ROBERT), [Canoga Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canoga%20Park)
- [Cancelled 1969-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501U-1969-10-27): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2826208. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N5501U (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 LAX79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA038), Apr 2, 1979: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5501U), Malibu, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5501U (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 19790402020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402020549A), Apr 2, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N5501U), Malibu, CA, Destroyed. Pilot practicing acrobatic flight. Aircraft went into ground in vertical dive.

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