# N556PU: 2000 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2021-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2842093
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2010
- Last registry action: November 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A7170D
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightsafety International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSAFETY%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556PU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=556PU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556PU-2021-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 ERA19FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA116), Mar 5, 2019: Piper PA28 (N556PU), Fellsmere, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation following an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the failure…

## 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 20190305000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190305000919A), Mar 5, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N556PU), Fellsmere, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 5, 2019 at approximately 0703 EDT, a Piper PA-28-161, N556PU (SFY211), serial # 2842093 crashed into trees and terrain approximately 1 1/2 miles south…

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