# Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05604Y5
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHOEPFLIN DALE E
- Model: DA-4-550
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schoepflin-dale-e-da-4-550

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (1)

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- [NTSB WPR12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA410), Sep 9, 2012: Schoepflin DA-4-550 (N550YS), Viola, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin with insufficient altitude to recover.

## 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 20120908018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908018549A), Sep 8, 2012: Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550 (N550YS), Viola, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was dropping streamers while flying at aproximately 800 feet AGL over a large crowd of people gathered for a political fund raising dinner. Witnesses…

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