# N55399: 1973 Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7335228
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1981
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: A70E45
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20WALTER)
- Location: [Needham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Needham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2817° N, 71.2426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needham, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55399
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55399-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 NYC90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA030), Nov 16, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55399), New Castle, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ILS DURING THE ILS APPROACH AND FAILED TO PERFORM THE MISSED APPROACH.

## 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 19891115045709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115045709A), Nov 15, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N55399), White Plains, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on ILS approach at night near zero IMC. Descended below dh. S turns across localizer. Low IFR skill.

## Other aircraft with N55399

- [Cancelled 1951-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55399-1951-10-23): Consolidated Vultee BT-13B, S/N 79-1594, built 1944. Owner: [Camp B D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMP%20B%20D), [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)

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