# N56479: 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: 34-73-50337
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1978
- Last registry action: July 31, 1987
- Mode S code: A73935
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitlock John Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITLOCK%20JOHN%20JR)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56479-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX80FVW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW24), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA-34 (N56479), Las Vegas, NV, 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 19800816036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036099A), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N56479), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot landing. Aircraft went off end of runway crashing into rocks.

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