# N39955: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39955
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39955

## Aircraft that carried N39955

- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39955-2018-01-18): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7990022, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Thunderbird Trans Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20TRANS%20LTD), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39955-1955-10-21): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6614. Owner: [Varcoe Vernon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARCOE%20VERNON), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N39955 (2)

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 CHI95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA068), Jan 16, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N39955), Brookfield, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The instructor's failure to maintain clearance with trees. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the night lighting conditions.
- [NTSB NYC84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA018), Nov 1, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N39955), Prospectville, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39955 (3)

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 19950115000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950115000349A), Jan 15, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Brookfield, WI, Destroyed. CFI clipped trees on final. Impacted inverted on runway. Impacts severed a wing. Student made three prior landings. (-23) on approach to runway 3 at capital…
- [Incident 19860628059659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628059659I), Jun 28, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Burlington, WI, Minor damage. Partial power loss and rough running engine during climb. Returned and found push rod failed in number 4 cylinder.
- [Accident 19831031057769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831031057769A), Oct 31, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Too high on final. Began a go around. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector was on an empty tank.

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