# N56318: 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: February 15, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56318

## Aircraft that carried N56318

- [Cancelled 2018-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56318-2018-02-15): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-7310174, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Akn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKN%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N56318 (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 FTW04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA027), Nov 21, 2003: Piper PA-28-235 (N56318), Sweetwater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a failure of the crankshaft bolt. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56318 (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 20031121028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121028629A), Nov 21, 2003: Piper PA28235 (N56318), Sweetwater, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 21, 2003, Mr. Vincent lee (pilot) of aircraft N56318, a Piper PA-28-235, departed hobbs lea county regional airport (hob) at 0610. He had…

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