# N8551B: 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 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8551B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8551B

## Aircraft that carried N8551B

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551B-2013-05-14): Cessna 172, S/N 36251, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bagdad Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAGDAD%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Bagdad, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bagdad)

## NTSB investigations on N8551B (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 LAX91FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA103), Feb 17, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8551B), Bullhead City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM FATIGUE; HE ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE LINEMAN'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PILOT'S…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8551B (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 19910217002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217002589A), Feb 17, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8551B), Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. Battery dead,lineman jump started aircraft cowl. Door open on takeoff. Started to land in field then turned and crash

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