# N55909: 1973 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7360017
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1976
- Last registry action: May 7, 1977
- Mode S code: A72354
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20SPRAYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3974° N, 98.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78375, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55909
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55909
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55909-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 FTW74FRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD43), May 23, 1974: Piper PA-36 (N55909), Chataignier, LA, 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 19740523014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523014539A), May 23, 1974: Piper PA36285 (N55909), Chataignier, LA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N55909

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55909): Ea Vision J-150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602595458

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