# N55851: Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2001-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-herschel-j-packard-special) (registry code 0564496)
- Serial number: 7017B-431
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1995
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A72044
- Owner when cancelled: [Knapp Herschel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNAPP%20HERSCHEL%20J)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1728° N, 115.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55851
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55851-2001-03-27

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 Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-herschel-j-packard-special.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 LAX95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA176), Apr 30, 1995: Knapp Packard Special (N55851), Wheaton Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged altitude and landing flare timing which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.

## 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 19950430009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009879A), Apr 30, 1995: N55851, Wheaton Springs, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Failed to flare for landing on dry lake. Impact failed gear. Flipped over. Had not flown actively since 1978.

## Other aircraft with N55851

- [Cancelled 1973-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55851-1973-07-18): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7305483, built 1973. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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