# N555BU: 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=555BU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BU

## Aircraft that carried N555BU

- [Cancelled 2012-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BU-2012-09-24): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0001, built 1968. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N555BU (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 MIA78DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA074), Apr 27, 1978: Ted Smith 601 (N555BU), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N555BU (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 19780427032449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427032449A), Apr 27, 1978: Piper 601SMITH (N555BU), Missing Aircraf, FL, Damage unknown. Acft damage & injury index presumed.

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