# N550CA: 1980 Cessna 550, registration cancelled 2012-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 2012
- Exported to: Australia
- 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: 550-0152
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1987
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2012
- Last registry action: May 4, 2012
- Mode S code: A6FF9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8985° N, 78.6357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27615, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550CA-2012-06-13

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 OIB2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/OIB2001F00000), Jun 8, 2001: BATTERY PACK. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF WHEN THE PILOTS SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE COCKPIT HEADLINER. THEY NOTIFIED THE TOWER

## Other aircraft with N550CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550CA): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636736, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1985-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550CA-1985-07-05): Cessna 550, S/N 5500348. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chicago Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20AERO%20SALES%20INC), [Sugar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sugar%20Grove)

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