# N5551Y: 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 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5551Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5551Y

## Aircraft that carried N5551Y

- [Cancelled 2012-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551Y-2012-09-24): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2652, built 1964. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [South Lake Tahoe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/South%20Lake%20Tahoe)

## NTSB investigations on N5551Y (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 FTW83FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA415), Sep 3, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N5551Y), Huffman, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX70D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0051), Jul 19, 1969: Piper PA-23 (N5551Y), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5551Y (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 19830902045709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902045709A), Sep 2, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N5551Y), Huffman, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed into wooded area at night. Pilot not qualified in aircraft.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.