# N55632: 1973 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 36-7360005
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1973
- Last registry action: May 29, 1998
- Mode S code: A71891
- Owner when cancelled: [Smiths Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITHS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Bunkie, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Bunkie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8711° N, 92.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71322, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55632
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55632
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55632-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW76FRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD32), Mar 22, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N55632), Palmetto, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19760322006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760322006539A), Mar 22, 1976: Piper PA36285 (N55632), Palmetto, LA, Substantial damage. Strip spongy,acft heavy. Hit rice levees.

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