N55221 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 9, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Indonesia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled July 9, 2014
- Serial number
- 172S11432
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Indonesia
- Certificate issued
- July 2, 2014
- Last FAA action
- July 2, 2014
- Last owner
- South Wind Global Aviation INC DBA (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172P cancelled April 1, 1998
- Serial number
- 17275138
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 24, 1992
- Last FAA action
- January 21, 1998
- Last owner
- N55221 INC (Corporation)
Potomac, MD - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled May 1, 1973
- Serial number
- 28R-7335196
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Brazil
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Moody Walter P (Individual)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft DCO-65 cancelled November 30, 1955
- Serial number
- L-5596
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 17, 1954
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Aeronautical Club Of New Orleans (Corporation)
Kenner, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N55221
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275138
The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.
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