# N55245: 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: April 11, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55245

## Aircraft that carried N55245

- [Cancelled 1975-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55245-1975-04-11): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7335198. Owner: [National Air College Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20COLLEGE%20INC), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1955-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55245-1955-04-08): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T40-415. Owner: [Lewis J H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20J%20H), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables)

## NTSB investigations on N55245 (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 CEN21LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA397), Aug 19, 2021: Cessna 172 (N55245), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB OAK75AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP033), Nov 15, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N55245), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55245 (2)

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 20210819014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210819014439A), Aug 19, 2021: Cessna 172S (N55245), New Braunfels, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot admitted he mismanaged controls due to helicopter in area with radio trouble, taking away his concentration on the landing. Pilot stuck NLG first in hard…
- [Accident 19741115043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741115043989A), Nov 15, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N55245), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. Recovery date 1/27/75.

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