# N55SU: 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: October 9, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55SU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SU

## Aircraft that carried N55SU

- [Cancelled 2014-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55SU-2014-10-09): Sukhoi SU-29, S/N 73-05. Assigned, pending cancellation

## NTSB investigations on N55SU (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 DEN01LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA026), Aug 14, 2000: Sukhoi SU-29 (N55SU), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate structural materials (American manufactured verses original Russian materials) used during a major repair.
- [NTSB FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208), May 11, 1996: Sukhoi SU-29 (N55SU), Englewood, CO, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, to comply with an ATC clearance by landing on the wrong runway, and the failure of the pilot of the SU-29, N55SU, to maintain an adequate visual lookout.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55SU (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 20000815027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815027019A), Aug 15, 2000: Sukhoi SU29 (N55SU), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23)"Pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, the airplane swerved to the right and exited the runway. Postaccident examination by russian aviation…
- [Accident 19960511046492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511046492A), May 11, 1996: Sukhoi SU29 (N55SU), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (.4) The pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, had made initial contact with the control tower on the west arrival frequency, and was instructed to report entering a right…

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