# N229MC: 1981 Cessna 550, registration cancelled 2018-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2018
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5500229
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2011
- Last registry action: April 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A20386
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8462° N, 95.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77360, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=229MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229MC-2018-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4494), Oct 12, 1999: SCROLL. DAMAGED. AFT EVAPORATOR SCROLL ASSY OVER HEATED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH IT IN-FLIGHT. A FLAME WAS SEEN AND WAS PUT OUT WITH PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. UPON INSPECTION

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19991013041499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013041499I), Oct 13, 1999: Cessna 550 (N229MC), Marietta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 12, 1999, at 5000 feet MSL, passengers noticed smoke in the cabin. Passenger reported flames coming from the aft air conditioner vent motor.…

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