# N56497: 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: January 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56497

## Aircraft that carried N56497

- [Cancelled 2013-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56497-2013-01-31): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325642, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Citrus Heights, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Citrus%20Heights)

## NTSB investigations on N56497 (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 CHI75FEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC28), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N56497), Lake Orion, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56497 (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 19741218042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741218042569A), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N56497), Lake Orion, MI, Substantial damage. Snowbank at approach end of runway.

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