# N5557U: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1973
- 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: 28-26280
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1972
- Mode S code: A7155E
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20JOHN%20E)
- Location: [Melbourne Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5557U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5557U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557U-1973-07-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC73AN126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN126), Mar 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5557U), Valkaria, FL, destroyed, 3 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 19730328013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328013529A), Mar 28, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N5557U), Valkaria, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Alt too low to recover fm spin.

## Other aircraft with N5557U

- [Cancelled 2013-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557U-2013-04-22): Raven Industries RX6, S/N RX6-349, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Chatkin Terrill A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHATKIN%20TERRILL%20A), [Granite City, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Granite%20City)

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