# N55408: 1973 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7305378
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1981
- Last registry action: September 12, 2002
- Mode S code: A710C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Sperry Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPERRY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Great Neck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Great%20Neck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7714° N, 73.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11020, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55408
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55408-2013-10-29

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 NYC85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA104), Apr 10, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N55408), East Haddam, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850410011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410011849A), Apr 10, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N55408), East Haddam, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overshot final several times before executing a go around to the east. Impacted with rising terrain.

## Other aircraft with N55408

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55408-1955-10-24): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1735. Owner: [Grant Wilbur H & Hood June M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20WILBUR%20H%20%26%20HOOD%20JUNE%20M), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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