# N5855A: 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: May 8, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5855A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5855A

## Aircraft that carried N5855A

- [Cancelled 1975-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855A-1975-05-08): Cessna 172, S/N 28455. Owner: [Hutchinson James A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINSON%20JAMES%20A%20JR), [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)

## NTSB investigations on N5855A (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 IAD74DLJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ42), May 17, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5855A), Durants Neck, NC, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5855A (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 19740517012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517012309A), May 17, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5855A), Durants Neck, NC, Substantial damage. Hi apch. Hit bushes.

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