# N55BF: 1970 Morane-Saulnier MS880B, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Morane-Saulnier MS880B](https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms880b) (registry code 5910304)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce 0-200-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-0-200-a) (registry code 54532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7A14](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7A14), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1.612
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1994
- Last registry action: April 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A6FD31
- Owner when cancelled: [Last Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAST%20WALTER)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55BF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55BF-2018-01-25

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 Morane-Saulnier MS880B: https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms880b.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 LAX98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA223), Jul 5, 1998: Morane-Saulnier MS 880B (N55BF), Trinity Center, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while maneuvering in a mountainous area at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19980705015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980705015649A), Jul 5, 1998: Socata MS880B (N55BF), Trinity Center, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed under unkn circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj, acft was destroyed. Trinity Center, CA. (From .4) the aircraft impacted trees and terrain in a…

## Other aircraft with N55BF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55BF): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0770, built 2024

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