# N55403: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1980-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 1980
- 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: 287325396
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1973
- Mode S code: A710BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Sandston, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sandston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55403
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55403-1980-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 IAD79FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID05), Jan 4, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N55403), Chesterfield, VA, destroyed

## 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 19790104000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000269A), Jan 4, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N55403), Chesterfield, VA, Destroyed. Engine failed on takeoff. Acft hit tree on landing. No reason for engine failure found.

## Other aircraft with N55403

- [Cancelled 1948-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55403-1948-12-08): Boeing A75, S/N 75-288, built 1941. Owner: [Embry-Riddle Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY-RIDDLE%20COMPANY), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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