# N3498: 1953 Sikorsky S-55B, registration cancelled 1980-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-55B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (registry code 8141604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55-600
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1974
- Mode S code: A3E22D
- Owner when cancelled: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Perkasie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Perkasie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3498
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3498-1980-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Sikorsky S-55B: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b.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 IAD76AI047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI047), Jan 9, 1976: Sikorsky S-55 (N3498), California, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19760109004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760109004719A), Jan 9, 1976: Skrsky S55B (N3498), California, MD, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Fore and aft servo p/n 514-40-5003 steel cyl sleeve against upper end cap. Fortner ovhld

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