# N55703: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1997-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1997
- 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: 287325462
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1983
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A71BE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Derwitt W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DERWITT%20W)
- Location: [Criders, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Criders)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7432° N, 78.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22820, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55703
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55703
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55703-1997-07-29

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 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 ATL83LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA279), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N55703), Asheville, NC, 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 19830717033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717033009A), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N55703), Asheville, NC, Substantial damage. Became lost in marginal weather. Exhausted fuel. Flipped over on landing on freeway by turbulence from a 18 wheeler

## Other aircraft with N55703

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55703): Boeing/Johnson A75N1, S/N 75-4940-N2S-4
- [Cancelled 1955-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55703-1955-09-16): Cessna T-50, S/N 2773, built 1943. Owner: [Twin City Chevrolet Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20CITY%20CHEVROLET%20INC), [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)

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