# N55283: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1975-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1975
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 287325357
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1973
- Mode S code: A70A65
- Owner when cancelled: [E W Wiggins Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20W%20WIGGINS%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Norwood, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Norwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55283
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55283-1975-04-03

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 NYC74FNA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA40), Apr 20, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N55283), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## 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 19740420009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009839A), Apr 20, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N55283), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Aborted landing at low altitude struck tree. Plt diverted attn to acft on rwy.

## Other aircraft with N55283

- [Cancelled 2015-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55283-2015-06-24): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11510, built 2014. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Southwind Global Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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