# N55657: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1992-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 287325454
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1977
- Last registry action: July 25, 1990
- Mode S code: A718DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Annapolis Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANNAPOLIS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Edgewater, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Edgewater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9189° N, 76.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21037, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55657
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55657-1992-03-12

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-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 BFO92FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA010), Oct 5, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N55657), Chesapeake Bay, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## 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 19911004053479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004053479A), Oct 4, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N55657), Chesapeake Bay, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overdue student on crosscountry. Body found in bay after flight became missing. Aircraft not found.

## Other aircraft with N55657

- [Cancelled 1947-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55657-1947-09-09): Cessna UC-78, S/N 5070. Owner: [Lodwick Aircraft Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LODWICK%20AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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