# N56122: 1973 Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7350292
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1978
- Last registry action: June 3, 1982
- Mode S code: A72D5A
- Owners when cancelled: [Richard Neel And Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20NEEL%20AND%20COMPANY), [Purdy John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDY%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Alexandria, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8188° N, 77.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, VA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56122
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56122-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.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 IAD78FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA088), Aug 2, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N56122), Chesterfield, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19780802041229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802041229A), Aug 2, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N56122), Chesterfield, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wx-low clouds with restricted visibility. Left seat plt had expiredical & was not current.

## Other aircraft with N56122

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56122-1955-10-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-7328. Owner: [Hall Bernard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20BERNARD%20C), [North Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/North%20Hollywood)

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