N43SA1979 Cessna 550
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 4, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Jet Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Iowa City, IA
- Certificate issued
- Sep 14, 2015
- Canceled
- Jun 4, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development, To show compliance with FAR, Crew Training
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 16, 1989
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 550
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 550-0086
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A52256
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Jt15d-4
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 2,500 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – 2018Jet Air INCIowa City, IA
- Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 404 S/N 4040042
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-17-12 | Air Conditioning | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; …. Only with: Air conditioning system installed via Cessna STC SA3849SW, SA7580SW, SA7753SW, or SA8918SW. |
| 2013-09-11 | Air Conditioning | Jul 5, 2013 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; … |
| 2007-11-17 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 Airplanes | Jul 6, 2007 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Cessna Service Bulletins SB500-26-02, SB550-26-05, SB560-26-01, SB560XL-26-02, SB750-26-05, SBS550-26-02 (Table 1 of this AD) |
| 2006-06-03 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 Airplanes | Apr 20, 2006 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; S550 0001–0160; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733; 550 0801–1075; … |
| 2004-09-05 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, and 551 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2004 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733. Only with: Equipped with BFGoodrich brake assembly P/N 2-1528-6 or 2-1530-4. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-38 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1998 | Airframe (550)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 95-25-10 | Cessna Model 441, 500, 550, and 560 Series Airplanes | Jan 22, 1996 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. Only with: Equipped with Allied Signal outflow/safety valves identified in Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Oxygen · oxygen mask · tornNov 6, 2008
THREE OF THE DROP DOWN PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS P/N C351-2000-205 OR CESSNA P/N 17504-61 WERE FOUND WITH TEARS IN THE FACE CUSHION NEXT TO THE INNER MASK HOUSING IN THE SAME AREA DESCRIBED IN AD 99-08-21. HOWEVER THE ELASTOMERIC CURE DATES ON THESE MASKS ARE THE 3RD QUARTER OF 1999, THE AD ONLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · wire · arcedMar 10, 2008
PILOT REPORTED CB LABELED LT CB PANEL OPENED IN FLIGHT, PILOT BLEW THE GEAR DOWN AND INITIATED A FLYBY OF THE TOWER TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CROSSOVER POWER WIRE FROM THE CO-PILOTS CB PANEL HAD RUBBED AND ARCED TO THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · dipstick · brokenNov 8, 2001
FAILURE OF OIL DIPSTICK AT ATTACHMENT LOCK NUT CAUSING LOSS OF OIL AND LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026