# N6763L: 1991 Cessna 550, registration cancelled 2016-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 550-0673
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1991
- Last registry action: June 22, 2015
- Mode S code: A8F4CE
- Owners when cancelled: [U S Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [U S Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6763L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6763L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6763L-2016-11-17

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 550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2007FA0313001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0313001), Mar 13, 2007: HINGE. CRACKED. DESCRIPTION AMENDED TO SAY THAT THE LOWER LUG WAS CRACKED INSTEAD OF THE UPPER LUG.
- [SDR 20582007TJ001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20582007TJ001), Mar 13, 2007: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING A DAILY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER LUG OF THE DOOR HINGE. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE HINGE THE LUG COMPLETELY BROKE IN (2) 
- [SDR 030926A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/030926A), Sep 25, 2003: WIRE HARNESS. CHAFED. DURING INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL BAYS FOUND FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESSES IN BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED BY CHAFFING THROUGH THE WIRING INSULATION. WIRING WAS CH
- [SDR R8RR010307004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R8RR010307004), Dec 5, 2000: STATOR. BROKEN. DURING COMPLIANCE WITH CESSNA SB 550-32-41 BRAKE INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH BRAKES HAD BROKEN STATORS. BOTH BRAKES HAD 415 LANDINGS SINCE OVERHAUL. (X)
- [SDR R8RR010307002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R8RR010307002), Dec 4, 2000: SCREW. OVERSIZED. LEFT WING AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN HAS BEEN CHAFED BY THE UPPER SCREW OF THE OUTBOARD ROW OF SCREWS ATTACHING THE HEATED LEADING EDGE TO THE WING. THE S
- [SDR 96ZZZX3867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3867), Jul 15, 1996: FAN. MOTOR FAILED. DEFOG FAN FAILED IN-FLIGHT FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE. DEFOG AND OVERHEAD FANS ARE ON SAME CIRCUIT WHICH ALLOWS CONTINUED POWER TO FAILED UNIT WITHOUT TRIPPING CI

## 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 ERA13LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA061), Nov 17, 2012: Cessna 550 (N6763L), Greenwood, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a compromised fuel tank and a postimpact fire.

## 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 20121117025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121117025449A), Nov 17, 2012: Cessna 550 (N6763L), Greenwood, SC, Destroyed. Shortly after touch down a deer ran on to the runway and struck the aircraft mid way on the left wing. The impact caused left wing fuel tank to rupture…

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