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N43BL

N43BL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 550 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 27, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Cessna 550 cancelled January 27, 2020

Serial number
5500118
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1980
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 4, 2019
Last FAA action
December 26, 2019
Last owner
Cypress Aircraft Sales LLC (LLC)
Clermont, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

Lapee Robert E RV6 cancelled October 31, 2013

Serial number
21612
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1994
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 22, 1993
Last FAA action
November 6, 1996
Last owner
Lapee Robert E (Individual)
Lancaster, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Bell 206B cancelled November 6, 1990

Serial number
3964
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld (Corporation)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N43BL

LAX96LA231Accident on June 14, 1996 at Inyokern, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV6 · serial 21612

the pilot's failure to maintain control of his airplane and stalled while intentionally performing a low altitude maneuver on base leg in a high density altitude environment.

MKC89LA178Accident on August 11, 1989 at Marys Home, MO: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 3964

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.

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