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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N555TE

N555TE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 27, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN cancelled November 27, 2007

Serial number
94-0239
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1996
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 24, 1996
Last FAA action
October 16, 2007
Last owner
Ellsberg Thomas R (Individual)
Bend, OR
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N555TE

SEA05LA128Accident on June 25, 2005 at Madras, OR: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ellsberg One Design · serial 0239

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing aerobatics which resulted in a collision with the ground.

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