# N9557S: 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: September 21, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9557S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557S

## Aircraft that carried N9557S

- [Cancelled 2020-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557S-2020-09-21): Champion 7ECA, S/N 371, built 1965. Owner: [Perkins Howard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKINS%20HOWARD%20E), [Bardstown, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Bardstown)

## NTSB investigations on N9557S (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 WPR20CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA160), May 28, 2020: Champion 7ECA (N9557S), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during initial climb with gusting wind that resulted in a collision with power lines and the terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9557S (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 20200528010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200528010139A), May 28, 2020: Champion 7ECA (N9557S), Vine Grove, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft was on takeoff climb from runway 11 when the aircraft struck a powerline resulting from a wind shear. The aircraft came to rest at a heading of 354…

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