# N26494: 1989 Cessna 550, registration cancelled 2022-05-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 7, 2022 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - 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: 550-0605 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: September 26, 1989 - Certificate issued: January 7, 2019 - Last registry action: January 7, 2019 - Mode S code: A29189 - Owner when cancelled: [Spirit Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRIT%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.6481° N, 117.9212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92627, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26494 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26494 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26494-2022-05-07 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 550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550.md ## Service difficulty reports (10) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2007FA0000617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000617), Jul 18, 2007: ACTUATOR. WORN. AT THE PHASE 5 INSPECTION THE ELEVATOR FAILED THE FREE PLAY CHECK. A OVERHAULED UNIT P/N 5565450-98 S/N 0320-63 WAS INSTALLED AND COULD NOT GET THE UP AND DOWN - [SDR B30R20033018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B30R20033018), Sep 25, 2003: WIRE. ARCED. IN TROUBLESHOOTING A SUBMERGED FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ELECTRICAL HARNESSES HAD CHAFED T - [SDR B3OR20020020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020020), Oct 9, 2002: BOLT. BROKEN. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED NOISE IN NOSE AREA, WIND NOISE IN COCKPIT. CREW WAS ABLE TO SEE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND STEADY. REDUCED SPEED AND LOWERED LAN - [SDR B3OR20020003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020003), Feb 5, 2002: STATOR. CRACKED. ACFT WAS INDUCTED INTO A 1 & 2 AND 5 A&B INSPECTION. DURING INSPECTION DISCOVERED THE LT MLG BRAKE ASSY HAD A CRACK IN ONE OF THE STATOR DISCS. BRAKE ASSY WAS R - [SDR B3OR20020004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020004), Feb 2, 2002: COMBUSTION LINER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS INDUCTED INTO A PHASE 1,2, 5A & B INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION THE ENGINE IGNITERS WERE TO BE REMOVED. WHILE REMOVING THE IGNITERS OF THE NR 2 - [SDR B3OR20020005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020005), Feb 2, 2002: DUCT. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS INDUCTED INTO A PHASE1,2,5A & B INSPECTION.DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, THE FRONT BY-PASS DUCT WAS FOUND CRACKED AND A PIECE MISSI - [SDR B3OR20020002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020002), Feb 1, 2002: DRAIN VALVE. CRACKED. DURING A PHASE 1 & 2 INSPECTION, THE ENGINES WERE DE-COWLED FOR THE OIL FILTER CLEANING ITEM. A MECHANIC NOTICED SOME FUEL RESIDUE AROUND THE FUEL DRAIN "EPA" C - [SDR B3OR20020001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20020001), Jan 22, 2002: SWITCH. STUCK. A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO A SCHEDULED LAUNCH.UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE "HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW" LIGHT ON THE - [SDR 2001F00024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00024), Mar 29, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSP, BULKHEAD (P/N 551202731) WAS FOUND CRACKED; IT IS AT STATION 456.50 LT SIDE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE CRACK STARTS AT A HOLE THAT WAS - [SDR 99ZZZX548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX548), Jan 12, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING SLOW RATE OF TURNS, THE ATTITUDE FLAG APPEARS AND ADI SPHERE STUCK. ADI STUCK SEVERAL TIMES ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BANKS AND ATTITUDE FLAG COMES IN VIEW. ## 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 FTW93WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93WA026), Oct 5, 1992: Cessna 550 (N26494), Comayagua, Honduras, substantial damage ## 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 20071010824379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010824379I), Oct 10, 2007: Cessna 550 (N26494), Erie, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft struck a bird during take off and returned to field. Replaced radome. ## Other aircraft with N26494 - [Cancelled 1950-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26494-1950-12-11): Stinson 108, S/N 108-30. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Vest Aircraft & Finance Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEST%20AIRCRAFT%20%26%20FINANCE%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.