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Cessna 550: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Cessna 550 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

500currently registered

35average age (years)

1991median model year

8seats

2engines

Accident-rate context

18NTSB events per 1,000 registered

9NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Cessna 550 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Cessna 550 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Delaware	62
Florida	58
Texas	47
Oregon	30
California	26
Alabama	18

Cessna 550 airframes with a public accident record

These Cessna 550 aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N225HA 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N425TR 1990 · 1 record prior tail number
N584PS 1998 · 1 record prior tail number
N605JY 1978 · 1 record prior tail number
N829TW 1991 · 1 record prior tail number
N905MH 1982 · 1 record prior tail number
N257BW 1981 · 1 record
N689VP 1991 · 1 record
N819KR 1979 · 1 record

Other Cessna models

172M · 3,581 registered
172N · 3,139 registered
182P · 2,100 registered
172S · 1,915 registered
172 · 1,805 registered
152 · 1,635 registered
140 · 1,599 registered
182Q · 1,564 registered

Was this Cessna 550 ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Cessna 550 that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24