# N55893: 1973 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2002-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7305495
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2000
- Last registry action: July 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A720D2
- Owner when cancelled: [West Central Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20CENTRAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Fergus Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Fergus%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2767° N, 96.0919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56537, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55893
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55893
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55893-2002-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 CHI01FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA100), Mar 10, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N55893), Erhard, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's encounter with known adverse weather conditions, the low ceiling, the pilot disregarding the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010309006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010309006049A), Mar 9, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N55893), Erhard, MN, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Kdtl METAR 100152Z 17008KT 10SM clr M06/M08/A2987 kffm METAR 100157Z 15013KT 7SM OVC006 M06/M10/A2991 (.19) on March 9, 2001, at 2003 CST, a Piper…
- [Incident 19871101071479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101071479I), Nov 1, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N55893), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. The wing hit a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. The pilot was unaware of the collision and tookoff.

## Other aircraft with N55893

- [Cancelled 2023-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55893-2023-06-03): Rans S-7, S/N 0207459. Owner: [Mills Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20MICHAEL%20P), [Sagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sagle)

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