# N55851: 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: March 27, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55851

## Aircraft that carried N55851

- [Cancelled 2001-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55851-2001-03-27): Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL, S/N 7017B-431. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Knapp Herschel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNAPP%20HERSCHEL%20J), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55851-1973-07-18): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7305483, built 1973. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N55851 (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 LAX95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA176), Apr 30, 1995: Knapp Packard Special (N55851), Wheaton Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged altitude and landing flare timing which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55851 (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 19950430009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009879A), Apr 30, 1995: N55851, Wheaton Springs, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Failed to flare for landing on dry lake. Impact failed gear. Flipped over. Had not flown actively since 1978.

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