# N550XX: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1972-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 327200003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1971
- Mode S code: A7018E
- Owner when cancelled: [Gallaty Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLATY%20PAUL)
- Location: [Rochester, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550XX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550XX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550XX-1972-10-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## 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 NYC72AN073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN073), Nov 28, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N550XX), Adams, MA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other aircraft with N550XX

- [Cancelled 1970-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550XX-1970-01-23): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-675. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gallaty Paul & Gallaty Norma](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLATY%20PAUL%20%26%20GALLATY%20NORMA), [Rochester, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester)

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