# N55QS: 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 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55QS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55QS

## Aircraft that carried N55QS

- [Cancelled 2013-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55QS-2013-01-31): Cessna 310Q, S/N 310Q0001, built 1969. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N55QS (2)

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 NYC01FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA056), Dec 14, 2000: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Chesterfield, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into icing conditions, and his failure to use alternate air. A factor was the icing conditions.
- [NTSB CHI80FET09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET09), Feb 15, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55QS (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 20001214024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001214024719A), Dec 14, 2000: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Keene, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot reported to ATC, icing conditions and a problem with one of his engines. He told ATC that he was unable to maintain altitude and requested…
- [Accident 19800215002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002749A), Feb 15, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on snow-covered runway. Aircraft struck runway lights and edge of runway.

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