# N55857: 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: July 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55857

## Aircraft that carried N55857

- [Cancelled 2017-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55857-2017-07-07): Airborne WINDSPORT EDGE, S/N 582-560, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wenzel Jonathon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENZEL%20JONATHON), [Brighton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Brighton)

## NTSB investigations on N55857 (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 CEN10LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA339), Jun 23, 2010: Airborne Windsport Edge (N55857), Ft. Lupton, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot intentionally performed prohibited aerobatic maneuvers that damaged the carriage wing attachment hang point and collapsed the wing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55857 (2)

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 20100623036299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100623036299A), Jun 23, 2010: Airborne WINDSPORT E (N55857), Fort Lupton, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Eyewitness states aircraft performing aerobatic maneuvers, wing folded and spiraled to the ground. Preliminary inspection of aircaft found damage to the…
- [Incident 20010814021909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814021909I), Aug 14, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N55857), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Owner/mechanic to file mdr.

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