Single-engine piston

N550DD

1996 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
32-46037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Saratoga Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Rocky Mount, NC
Registration record

N550DD on the FAA register

Type
1996 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
32-46037
Engines
Lycoming IO-520 series
Registered owner
Saratoga Aviation LLC
Rocky Mount, NC
Certificate issued
2019-07-29
Airworthiness date
2001-03-08
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FFBA
Mode S (octal)
51577672
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N550DD.
  • 2001-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N550DD

N550DD is a 1996 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 32-46037. The FAA register lists Saratoga Aviation LLC as the registrant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-520 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550DD.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550DD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.