# N557BB: 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: August 17, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=557BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557BB

## Aircraft that carried N557BB

- [Cancelled 2015-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557BB-2015-08-17): Bryant Frederick M RANS S-12, S/N 11960760, built 2007. First renewal notice. Owner: [Martinek Daniel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTINEK%20DANIEL%20D), [Vienna, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Vienna)

## NTSB investigations on N557BB (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 ERA13LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA361), Aug 11, 2013: Bryant Frederick M Rans S-12 (N557BB), Vienna, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with water.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N557BB (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 20130811016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811016979A), Aug 11, 2013: Bryant Frederick M RANS S-12 (N557BB), Vienna, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft was flying over the water at elliotts island, when the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed in the water.

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