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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N55500

N55500 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American T-28B built in 1953. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2019. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

North American T-28B cancelled May 14, 2019

Serial number
53-137716
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1953
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 11, 2019
Last FAA action
April 11, 2019
Last owner
Strong Tower Services LLC Trustee (Corporation)
New Castle, DE
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled March 1, 2006

Serial number
28-7325422
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
South Africa
Certificate issued
May 27, 2005
Last FAA action
May 27, 2005
Last owner
Eitel Van E (Co-owned)
Arlington, VA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Fairchild M-62A cancelled April 13, 1954

Serial number
T42-3910
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 15, 1953
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Chico Vejar (Individual)
Columbus, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N55500

CEN19WA096Accident on March 10, 2019 at Escuintla, OF: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American T28 · serial 53-137716

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