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N550YS

N550YS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 7, 2013. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal".

Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550 cancelled January 7, 2013

Serial number
97-001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1997
Last status
Third notice for re-registration or renewal
Certificate issued
September 29, 2006
Last FAA action
October 20, 2009
Last owner
Humble William R (Individual)
Moscow, ID
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N550YS

WPR12LA410Accident on September 9, 2012 at Viola, ID: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schoepflin DA-4-550 · serial 97-001

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin with insufficient altitude to recover.

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