# N55512: 1973 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7360002
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1975
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A71494
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Gary M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20GARY%20M)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55512
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55512
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55512-2012-08-23

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 FTW75FPG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG61), May 16, 1975: Piper PA-36 (N55512), Monette, AR, 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 19750516011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516011959A), May 16, 1975: Piper PA36285 (N55512), Monette, AR, Substantial damage. Wg caught in wheat. Lee side of trees.

## Other aircraft with N55512

- [Cancelled 1955-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55512-1955-12-01): Cessna T-50, S/N 6322. Owner: [Hugh W Wheelless DBA Dothan Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGH%20W%20WHEELLESS%20DBA%20DOTHAN%20AVIATION%20CO), [Dothan, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Dothan)

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