# N5550V: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1970-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1177
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1965
- Mode S code: A7146A
- Owner when cancelled: [Foust Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUST%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Los Altos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Altos)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5550V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5550V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5550V-1970-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Piper PA-23-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160.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 OAK67A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0005), Jul 11, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5550V), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5550V

- [Cancelled 2000-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5550V-2000-08-11): Birk Arthur E B-8M, S/N AB-1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Birk Arthur E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRK%20ARTHUR%20E), [Culver, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Culver)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5550V-1980-09-30): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0568. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem

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