# N6551K: 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: April 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6551K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6551K

## Aircraft that carried N6551K

- [Cancelled 2013-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6551K-2013-04-30): Downer REPUBLIC RC-3, S/N 817, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Whitworth Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITWORTH%20AVIATION), [Niagara Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Niagara%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N6551K (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 NYC72DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ04), Jun 20, 1971: Republic RC-3 (N6551K), Tonawanda, NY, substantial damage

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