# N8551Z: 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: December 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8551Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8551Z

## Aircraft that carried N8551Z

- [Cancelled 2017-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551Z-2017-12-12): Aerofab LAKE 250, S/N 130. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Lake 130 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20130%20LLC), [Bartow, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bartow)

## NTSB investigations on N8551Z (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 SEA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA022), Dec 1, 2000: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8551Z), Mercer Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a left turning step taxi to takeoff, resulting in a wing contacting the water during the step turn.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8551Z (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 20001201025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001201025359A), Dec 1, 2000: N8551Z, Medina, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was departing his home base on lake Washington. He began his takeoff to the west, planning a left step turn to the south into the wind. He had just…

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