# N883: 1961 Sikorsky S-55C, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-55C](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55c) (registry code 8141606)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 551015
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1973
- Last registry action: August 24, 1993
- Mode S code: AC28F9
- Location: [Arcadia, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Arcadia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N883
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=883
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883-2012-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Sikorsky S-55C: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55c.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 ATL88LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA190), Jun 7, 1988: Sikorsky S-55C (N883), Coaling, AL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N883

- [Cancelled 1927-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883-1927-08-08): Sikorskymanufacturing FLYING BOAT, S/N 000

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