N555
Boeing A75N1 · built 1941
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 3 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 3, 1961.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2013 to 2014, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 2013 | 2014 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- May 26, 1985Accident
THE OWNER/PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TOOK OFF ON A LOCAL FLT WITH ANOTHER OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS A COMMERCIAL, SINGLE-ENG, MULTI-ENG PLT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR RATING, BUT HE HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN A75 ACFT. WHILE IN FLT, THE PIC ALLOWED THE FRONT SEAT PLT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ACFT.
- June 20, 1982Accident
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND ALL EFFORTS TO STRAIGHTEN IT WITH RUDDER FAILED. AS THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING DROPPED, STRIKING THE RUNWAY, AND THE LOWER LEFT WING SPAR BROKE. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRE GOING FLAT.
- September 6, 1975Accident
Failed To See And Avoid Other Aircraft