# N56118: 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 8, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56118

## Aircraft that carried N56118

- [Cancelled 1991-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56118-1991-07-08): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287325576. Owner: [Stone James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20JAMES%20R), [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)

## NTSB investigations on N56118 (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 MIA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA152), May 25, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N56118), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB NYC79DHD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHD14), May 8, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N56118), Bridgeport, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74FHD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD27), Jan 22, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N56118), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56118 (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 19910525017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017469A), May 25, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N56118), Flamingo, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Left wing severed by a tree on forced landing roll. NR3 exhaust valve had failed.
- [Accident 19790508019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508019639A), May 8, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56118), Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing roll. Veered off side of runway into a tree.
- [Accident 19740122001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122001879A), Jan 22, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N56118), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Turf rwy soft and muddy due spring thawing. Became airborne abt mid-field then settled back to rwy.

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