Twin piston

N550FS

1968 Cessna 401

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
401-0289
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sheboygan Falls, WI
1968 Cessna 401
Representative photo of a Cessna 401. Not a photo of N550FS.
Registration record

N550FS on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna 401
Serial
401-0289
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sheboygan Falls, WI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1968-09-16
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FFF9
Mode S (octal)
51577771
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,274 nm
Cruise (type)
192 kt
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1968-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N550FS

N550FS is a 1968 Cessna 401, serial number 401-0289. It is registered to an individual in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 192 knots and a range of about 1,274 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 16, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550FS.

Cruise
192 kt
Range
1,274 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,695 ft
Landing over 50 ft
777 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 401 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550FS.

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.