# N55478: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1991-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 287325412
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A711B5
- Owner when cancelled: [B  & E Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%20%26%20E%20ASSOCIATES)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8089° N, 118.1785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55478-1991-10-15

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 LAX88FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA321), Sep 18, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N55478), Big Bear, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LEAN THE MIXTURE.…

## 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 19880918061569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918061569A), Sep 18, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N55478), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and crashed during climbout over gross high density altitude with full rich mixture.

## Other aircraft with N55478

- [Cancelled 1955-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55478-1955-10-26): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1953. Owner: [Williamson John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMSON%20JOHN%20C), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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