# N556DG: Giackino Donald EXEC 162F, registration cancelled 2001-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Giackino Donald EXEC 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/giackino-donald-exec-162f) (registry code 05606JT)
- Serial number: 6341
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A71607
- Owner when cancelled: [Giackino Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIACKINO%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [Marquette, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Marquette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5611° N, 87.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49855, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=556DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556DG-2001-09-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Giackino Donald EXEC 162F: https://openairdocs.org/model/giackino-donald-exec-162f.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 CHI01LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA162), Jun 12, 2001: Giackino Exec 162F (N556DG), Manistique, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The contamination of the main rotor drive belts causing them to slip. Factors were the low altitude, unsuitable terrain for the forced landing, and the water.

## 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 20010612014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612014419A), Jun 12, 2001: Amtr EXEC162F (N556DG), Manistique, MI, No damage. (-23) In low altitude cruise, engine/rotor drivebelt began to squeal and main rotor speed could not be maintained. The rotorcraft landed in the Manistique…

## Other aircraft with N556DG

- [Cancelled 2018-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556DG-2018-12-06): Giackino Donald W ROTORWAY 162F, S/N 6612. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Giackino Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIACKINO%20DONALD%20W), [Marquette, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Marquette)

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