# N8556Y: 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: August 9, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8556Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8556Y

## Aircraft that carried N8556Y

- [Cancelled 1991-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556Y-1991-08-09): Piper PA-30, S/N 301703. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Flathead Beverage Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLATHEAD%20BEVERAGE%20CO), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)

## NTSB investigations on N8556Y (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 SEA90FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA165), Aug 20, 1990: Piper PA-30-160 (N8556Y), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, A NUMBER OF RUNWAY…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8556Y (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 19900819033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033909A), Aug 19, 1990: Piper PA30 (N8556Y), Kalispell, MT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Bounced hard on fast night landing. Second impact flipped over crushing cabin. Had no recent night flying time.

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