N15855 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rearwin 8500 built in 1936. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 11, 2011. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".
Rearwin 8500 cancelled April 11, 2011
- Serial number
- 455
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1936
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 8, 1989
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Santa Paula, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N15855
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rearwin 8500 · serial 455
SEPERATION OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER THAT MOVED INTO THE PLANE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED BY THE DISLODGED CYLINDER. THE ROUGH LANDING SURFACE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site