# N550YS: 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: January 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550YS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550YS

## Aircraft that carried N550YS

- [Cancelled 2013-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550YS-2013-01-07): Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550, S/N 97-001, built 1997. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Humble William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMBLE%20WILLIAM%20R), [Moscow, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Moscow)

## NTSB investigations on N550YS (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 WPR12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA410), Sep 9, 2012: Schoepflin DA-4-550 (N550YS), Viola, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin with insufficient altitude to recover.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N550YS (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 20120908018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908018549A), Sep 8, 2012: Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550 (N550YS), Viola, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was dropping streamers while flying at aproximately 800 feet AGL over a large crowd of people gathered for a political fund raising dinner. Witnesses…

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