# N555TE: 1996 Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN, registration cancelled 2007-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN](https://openairdocs.org/model/ellsberg-tom-one-design) (registry code 05602MZ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 94-0239
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1996
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A713AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ellsberg Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLSBERG%20THOMAS%20R)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555TE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555TE-2007-11-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN: https://openairdocs.org/model/ellsberg-tom-one-design.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 SEA05LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA128), Jun 25, 2005: Ellsberg One Design (N555TE), Madras, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing aerobatics which resulted in a collision with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050625013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013189A), Jun 25, 2005: Amtr ONEDESIGN (N555TE), Madras, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft impacted the ground during performance of aerobatic maneuvers at the city-county airport near Madras, Oregon. The pilot sustained fatal…
- [Accident 20011005029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005029669A), Oct 5, 2001: Amtr ONEDESIGN (N555TE), Bend, OR, No damage. (-23) Aircraft in cruise flight approaching acrobatic box area over Bend, OR experienced extreme vibration. Pilot shut down engine and vibration continued.…

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