# N8056W: Piper L-21B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper L-21B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (registry code 7101815, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 53-7776
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1985
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AAF7AF
- Registered owner: [Frost Kent D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROST%20KENT%20D)
- Location: [Greenfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greenfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8020° N, 85.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46140, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8056W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8056W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Piper L-21B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL83LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA276), Jul 4, 1983: Piper L-21B (N8056W), Vernon, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19830704033129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704033129A), Jul 4, 1983: Piper L21B (N8056W), Vernon, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft left runway and flipped inverted during attempted takeoff by unauthorized user.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N8056W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8056W before.

- [Cancelled 1974-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056W-1974-01-28): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2132. Owner: [Manahan Calvin D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANAHAN%20CALVIN%20D%20JR), [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)

## Related

- Other Piper L-21B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b/aircraft.md

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