# N7555X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2005-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17248055
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1960
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1996
- Last registry action: June 21, 2005
- Mode S code: AA2FB9
- Owners when cancelled: [Kirby Mitchell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRBY%20MITCHELL), [Kirby Sheralyn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRBY%20SHERALYN)
- Location: [Gualala, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gualala)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8325° N, 123.4725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95445, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7555X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7555X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7555X-2005-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 LAX03FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FAMS3), May 26, 2003: Cessna 172B (N7555X), Little River, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft is missing.

## 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 20030525010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525010549A), May 25, 2003: Cessna 172B (N7555X), Little River, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) PIC departed Little River airport and went out approximately 3 miles over the ocean to gain altitude and disappeared from radar. PIC presumed to have…

## Other aircraft with N7555X

- [Cancelled 2024-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7555X-2024-06-22): Lambert Franklin D THATCHER CX4, S/N 162. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)

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