# N55697: 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 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55697

## Aircraft that carried N55697

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55697-2018-01-25): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350237, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vne Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VNE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- [Cancelled 1949-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55697-1949-03-03): Cessna UC-78B, S/N 5422. Owner: [O'Pizzi Paul T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O'PIZZI%20PAUL%20T%20JR), [Winter Haven, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N55697 (3)

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 NYC99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA016), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Oneonta, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB NYC84LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA213), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Monongahela, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74DKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ22), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA-34 (N55697), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55697 (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 19981025045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025045829A), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Oneonta, NY, Substantial damage. The airplane was landing on runway 24. A witness observed the airplane contact the runway, bounce approx. 15 feet in the air, and land 'violently.' Examination…
- [Accident 19840618029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618029379A), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Monongahela, PA, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Attempted go around, power added, gear warning horn sounded. Right main collapsed. Aborted.
- [Accident 19730904029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029979A), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Plt lndd no green gr lt and horn blowng. Emerg gr extn not used. Gr mtr cb blown. Gr retract drg turn

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