# N55896: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1981-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7360013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1973
- Mode S code: A720D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinton Jack](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINTON%20JACK)
- Location: [Shandon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Shandon)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55896
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55896
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55896-1981-01-23

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 LAX78DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVM08), Jan 25, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N55896), Shandon, CA, destroyed

## 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 19780125007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125007259A), Jan 25, 1978: Piper PA36285 (N55896), Shandon, CA, Destroyed. During t/o power interruption occurred,power then returned.t/o coued,hit trees.

## Other aircraft with N55896

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55896-2013-04-02): Brown Richard C TIERRA II 84, S/N 233429557, built 1984. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Unity, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Unity)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55896-1965-05-20): Cessna T-50, S/N 2812, built 1943. Owner: [Belt R K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELT%20R%20K), [Red Oak, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Red%20Oak)

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