# N555AJ: 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 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555AJ

## Aircraft that carried N555AJ

- [Cancelled 2013-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AJ-2013-09-30): Cessna 500, S/N 500-0007, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mohler James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOHLER%20JAMES), [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N555AJ (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 DEN80FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA009), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 500 (N555AJ), Castle Rock, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N555AJ (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 19791119041989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119041989A), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 500CESSNA (N555AJ), Castle Rock, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck ground in hilly terrain during initial ILS approach. Cause undetermined. Exploded and burned on impact.

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