# N15566: Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 1998-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 347350076
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1997
- Last registry action: September 30, 1997
- Mode S code: A0E00B
- Owners when cancelled: [Davis James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JAMES%20P), [Whitmore John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMORE%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [N Richland Hill, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/N%20Richland%20Hill)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8407° N, 97.2242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76180, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15566
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15566
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15566-1998-08-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW98FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA117), Feb 4, 1998: Piper PA-34-200 (N15566), Graford, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground. Factors were the dark night, the rising terrain, and the ground fog obscuring the ground.
- [NTSB FTW75DQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG18), Aug 11, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N15566), Perryton, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980203001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203001519A), Feb 3, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N15566), Graford, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Circled airport at night in dense fog. Impacted 200 ft high ridge near airport. VFR pilot only. (.4)the airplane was dispatched to pick up a stranded…
- [Accident 19740811033239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811033239A), Aug 11, 1974: Piper PA34200 (N15566), Perryton, TX, Substantial damage. Ownr notcd dmg to acft while arbrn. Acft prvsly flwn by other plts

## Other aircraft with N15566

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15566): Piper AEROSTAR 602P, S/N 62P08728165010, built 1981
- [Cancelled 1951-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15566-1951-12-28): Carolina Aeronautical 1, S/N 1, built 1943. Owner: [Carolina Aeronautical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20AERONAUTICAL%20CORP), [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)

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