# N2550V: 1974 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0613
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1989
- Last registry action: November 7, 1992
- Mode S code: A26C7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheppard Air Force Base Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20AIR%20FORCE%20BASE%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Sheppard Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sheppard%20Afb)
- Physical address: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9732° N, 98.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76311, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2550V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2550V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550V-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA037), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. FACTORS WERE: ROUGH AND UNEVEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19920223003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003369A), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Loud bang on climbout. Oil on windshield. Crash landed in snow. Engine had thrown connecting rod thru engine case.
- [Incident 19790506025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506025789I), May 6, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ran off runway into identifier sign.
- [Incident 19781012030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030159I), Oct 12, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Plane bounced, porpoised, collapsed the nose gear. Bolts in the drag link assembly were sheared.

## Other aircraft with N2550V

- [Cancelled 1950-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550V-1950-04-26): Cessna 170, S/N 18106. Owner: [Michelet Jim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHELET%20JIM), [Hagerman, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Hagerman)

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