# N56053: 1973 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7300050
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1973
- Last registry action: June 21, 1984
- Mode S code: A72A0D
- Location: [St Simons Isle, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/St%20Simons%20Isle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2572° N, 81.3420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31522, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56053
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56053-2013-07-15

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19810408025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408025299I), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA32260 (N56053), Clemson, SC, Minor damage. Zd left main gear folded when pilot let aircraft drop in hard. Aircraft went off left side of runway.
- [Incident 19781111021579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781111021579I), Nov 11, 1978: Piper PA32/ (N56053), Jesup, GA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into gas pumps, claimed vision obscured by sun.

## Other aircraft with N56053

- [Cancelled 1955-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56053-1955-12-02): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3764. Owner: [Slemmer Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLEMMER%20ROBERT%20H), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

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