# N96TD: Cessna 550, registration cancelled 1997-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1997
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5500596
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1997
- Last registry action: September 29, 1997
- Mode S code: AD5B7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Teledyne Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TELEDYNE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96TD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96TD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96TD-1997-12-05

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19880512021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512021289I), May 12, 1988: Cessna 501 (N96TD), Pittsburgh, PA. Smoke in cabin on takeoff. Returned to airport. "O" ring had failed a fitting to the engine thrust reversers.

## Other aircraft with N96TD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96TD): Tanner W S/ Dickens R L RV-8, S/N 81631, built 2010
- [Cancelled 1976-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96TD-1976-11-19): Bell Douglas A BJ-1B DUSTER, S/N NONE HOMEBUILT. Owner: [Duncan Thomas B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20THOMAS%20B), [Orangevale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orangevale)

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