# N55234: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1995-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287325348
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: April 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A709B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Hangar Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANGAR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7772° N, 79.9320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55234
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55234-1995-07-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW90FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA167), Aug 28, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N55234), Bulverde, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION, AND THE TREES.

## 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 19900828036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828036609A), Aug 28, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N55234), Bulverde, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student reported engine out on night flight. Struck trees on vector to airport. No dual or solo endorsements.

## Other aircraft with N55234

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55234): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11415, built 2014

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