# N555AJ: 1971 Cessna 500, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (registry code 2076602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (registry code 52060)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500-0007
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1979
- Last registry action: October 7, 1982
- Mode S code: A71207
- Owners when cancelled: [Mohler James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOHLER%20JAMES), [Sparks Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARKS%20THOMAS), [Frommholz Herb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROMMHOLZ%20HERB), [Matz William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATZ%20WILLIAM), [Beard Ephraim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARD%20EPHRAIM), [Bryan Parke E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYAN%20PARKE%20E)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6796° N, 117.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92626, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AJ-2013-09-30

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 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500.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 DEN80FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA009), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 500 (N555AJ), Castle Rock, CO, destroyed, 2 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 19791119041989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119041989A), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 500CESSNA (N555AJ), Castle Rock, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck ground in hilly terrain during initial ILS approach. Cause undetermined. Exploded and burned on impact.

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