# N50BK: 1985 Cessna S550, registration cancelled 2004-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna S550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550) (registry code 2076607)
- 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: S550-0031
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2001
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A637BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Melita Eagle Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELITA%20EAGLE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50BK-2004-09-07

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 S550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550.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 LAX02LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA252), Aug 13, 2002: Cessna S550 (N50BK), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight planning, improper use of performance data, the…

## 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 20020813018359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813018359A), Aug 13, 2002: Cessna S550 (N50BK), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed. (-23) During landing at Big Bear, CA airport, aircraft was unable to adequately stop at the end of the runway. Aircraft continued on past the runway through…

## Other aircraft with N50BK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50BK): Yakovlev YAK-50, S/N 822307, built 1982

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