# N555EM: 1967 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30-1587
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A7126E
- Owner when cancelled: [Doppke Gregory D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOPPKE%20GREGORY%20D)
- Location: [Greenwich, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Greenwich)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0376° N, 73.6243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06830, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555EM-2013-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30.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 NYC07FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA091), Apr 4, 2007: Piper PA-30 (N555EM), Trappe, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly into an area of thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the thunderstorm.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070404004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070404004039A), Apr 4, 2007: Piper PA30 (N555EM), Trappe, MD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The aircraft flew into or very near a strong thunderstorm.
- [Incident 19960424011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424011289I), Apr 24, 1996: Piper PA30 (N555EM), Teterboro, NJ. Narrative: while attempting to land on runway 24, aircraft veered left, ran off the runway into the grass. No damage to aircraft. Mr. Weintraub did not have in…

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