# N555PK: 1979 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2015-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7940100
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 22, 2014
- Last registry action: August 22, 2014
- Mode S code: A7134D
- Owner when cancelled: [Leining David M Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEINING%20DAVID%20M%20SR)
- Location: [Santa Fe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3489° N, 95.0916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77510, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555PK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555PK-2015-10-06

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 CEN15FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA305), Jul 14, 2015: Piper PA 32-300 (N555PK), Brazoria, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to arrest the descent in a timely manner and the flight instructor's failure to safely intervene in the routine training maneuver for reasons that could not be determined…

## 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 20150714009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150714009849A), Jul 14, 2015: Piper PA-32-300 (N555PK), Brazoria, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft impacted ground in left wing low attitude. Engine was turning, but not making power. RH wing tank had fuel. Fuel selector was not visible due to crash…

## Other aircraft with N555PK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555PK): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20662, built 1946

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