N55851 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 27, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Knapp Herschel J PACKARD SPECIAL cancelled March 27, 2001
- Serial number
- 7017B-431
- 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 17, 1995
- Last FAA action
- January 16, 2001
- Last owner
- Knapp Herschel J (Individual)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled July 18, 1973
- Serial number
- 28-7305483
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- July 7, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Moody Walter P (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N55851
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Knapp PACKARD SPECIAL · serial 7017B-431
the pilot's misjudged altitude and landing flare timing which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.
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