# N558PU: 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: 2842095
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2010
- Last registry action: November 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A71E7B
- 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/N558PU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=558PU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558PU-2021-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ECPR2018112181318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ECPR2018112181318), Nov 20, 2018: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. DURING TAKEOFF, ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. PILOT REMAINED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONELL FOUND A CRACK 
- [SDR ECPR2015081767695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ECPR2015081767695), Aug 17, 2015: MAGNETO. BROKEN. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LT MAGNETO WOULD NOT TIME CORRECTLY TO THE ENGINE. THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS FOUND THAT 1 OF THE PN

## 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 ERA20TA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20TA046), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA28 (N558PU), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20191202021999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191202021999A), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N558PU), Vero Beach, FL, Destroyed. Accident happened on 12/02/2019 at about 12:30 local time, while descending to land at the Vero Beach, FL airport, after a cross-country flight of about 2.5 to…
- [Incident 20080128010639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080128010639I), Jan 28, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N558PU), Frankfort, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/28/2008 at 1430 local time N588PU struck a runway light during a crosswind landing on runway 9 at Frankfort Indiana (kfkr). The pilot [privacy data…

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