# N554SB: 2004 Bussey W Stephen EXPRESS FT, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bussey W Stephen EXPRESS FT](https://openairdocs.org/model/bussey-w-stephen-express-ft) (registry code 05616OJ)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1000
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2004
- Last registry action: June 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A70FD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Bussey W Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSSEY%20W%20STEPHEN)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=554SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554SB-2015-05-19

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 Bussey W Stephen EXPRESS FT: https://openairdocs.org/model/bussey-w-stephen-express-ft.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 CHI06WA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06WA248), Aug 4, 2006: Bussey Express FT (N554SB), Regina, SK, Canada, destroyed, 1 fatal

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