# N55BR: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 14, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55BR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55BR

## Aircraft that carried N55BR

- [Cancelled 2025-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55BR-2025-07-14): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697718, built 2025. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 2013-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55BR-2013-11-08): Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, S/N 928001, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Blue Ridge Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20RIDGE%20SOARING%20SOCIETY), [Salem, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Salem)
- [Cancelled 1990-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55BR-1990-12-14): Beech B-55, S/N TC2433. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Newport Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWPORT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N55BR (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 IAD98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA046), Apr 12, 1998: Let L-23 (N55BR), New Castle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to reverse direction. A factor was his improper use of the speed brake.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55BR (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 19980412006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980412006519A), Apr 12, 1998: Let L23 (N55BR), New Castle, VA, Substantial damage. Landing long. Pulled up to fly over trees but reveresed course. Stalled. Right wing hit. Glider cartwheeled. (.4)according to the student pilot, he had flown…

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