# N55162: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2023-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7325315
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1973
- Last registry action: February 24, 2023
- Mode S code: A70667
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8251° N, 95.2864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77028, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55162
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55162-2023-11-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 ERA24LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA006), Oct 11, 2023: Piper PA28 (N55162), Jonesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate fuel monitoring during the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20231010020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231010020149A), Oct 10, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N55162), Jonesboro, GA, Destroyed. On October 11, 2023, 2130 (CT) two rated single engine pilots departed destin, Florida for atlanta, Georgia in a Piper PA28-140,serial number 7325315, VFR…

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