# N56482: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1982-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7340185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1979
- Mode S code: A73951
- Owner when cancelled: [Mefford Neal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEFFORD%20NEAL)
- Location: [Chattanooga, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Chattanooga)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56482
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56482
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56482-1982-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 FTW80FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA046), Feb 20, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N56482), Ardmore, OK, destroyed, 5 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 19800220002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220002949A), Feb 20, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N56482), Ardmore, OK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Warned of poor visibility due to blowing dust. Departed into same. Lost control of airplane.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.