# N5855M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5855M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5855M

## Aircraft that carried N5855M

- [Cancelled 2013-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855M-2013-04-23): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B0360, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hmiel J Philip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HMIEL%20J%20PHILIP), [Liverpool, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Liverpool)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855M-undated): Cessna 310P, S/N 310P0155. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## NTSB investigations on N5855M (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 ATL91FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA161), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Kathleen, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE DESCENDING AT NIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, HIS LACK…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5855M (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 19910816034629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034629A), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Kathleen, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Loss of control and spiral dive to impact indicated. No multi engine rating,newly purchased. Refused more checkout.
- [Incident 19790427100579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100579I), Apr 27, 1979: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost elevator control momentarily due to elevator trim tab actuator failure.

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