# N55228: 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 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55228

## Aircraft that carried N55228

- [Cancelled 2013-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55228-2013-01-31): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325346, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- [Cancelled 1948-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55228-1948-12-07): Cessna T-50, S/N 5063. Owner: [Embry-Riddle Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY-RIDDLE%20CO), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N55228 (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 NYC97LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA033), Dec 22, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N55228), Ellington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: ice ingestion into the engine from the carburetor air box, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing, off airport, on unprepared terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55228 (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 19961222039719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039719A), Dec 22, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N55228), Ellington, CT, Substantial damage. Parked out in rain and snow. Lost power after rotation. Landed off end. Indicates ice in air duct melted in carb.

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