# N7171N: Beech D55, registration cancelled 1978-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-521
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1970
- Mode S code: A99896
- Owner when cancelled: [Crabb Dayrle N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRABB%20DAYRLE%20N)
- Location: [Denison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Denison)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7171N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7171N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7171N-1978-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Beech D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.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 FTW78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA022), Jan 6, 1978: Beech D55 (N7171N), El Campo, TX, 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 19780106000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106000859A), Jan 6, 1978: Beech A56TC (N7171N), El Campo, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft observed on 2nd app at approx 300FT AGL flying ovr a/p then ing left before impact.

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