# N2556U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2556U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2556U

## Aircraft that carried N2556U

- [Cancelled 2013-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2556U-2013-07-09): Cessna 172D, S/N 17250156, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fredericks E Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICKS%20E%20WAYNE), [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)

## NTSB investigations on N2556U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA083), Jan 27, 1989: Cessna 172D (N2556U), Cumming, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN ADVERSE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WITH AN INOPERATIVE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND INSUFFICIENT FUEL RESERVE FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2556U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890127001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127001489A), Jan 27, 1989: Cessna 172D (N2556U), Cumming, GA, Destroyed. Took off into low ceiling became lost in clouds. Climbed on top. Ran out of fuel during vectors. Crashed in trees.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.