# N55GM: 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: January 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55GM

## Aircraft that carried N55GM

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GM-2018-01-25): Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA, S/N 008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Saxton-Getty Troy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAXTON-GETTY%20TROY), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)

## NTSB investigations on N55GM (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 WPR14FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA243), Jun 13, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J Auriga (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for landing to an unlit runway in dark night conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55GM (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 20140612008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140612008809A), Jun 12, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 12, 2014 at approximately 2105 pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental-Dittenber express Auriga, N55GM, impacted terrain while attempting to land…

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