# N56811: 1973 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7405032
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1990
- Last registry action: May 9, 1996
- Mode S code: A74737
- Owners when cancelled: [Grant Reid R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20REID%20R), [Grant Jana G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20JANA%20G)
- Location: [Oceanside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oceanside)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1997° N, 117.2984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92056, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56811
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56811
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56811-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 LAX94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA098), Jan 18, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N56811), Borrego Springs, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL DECISION TO ABANDON THE AIRPLANE AND ALLOW IT TO FLY UNATTENDED.

## 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 19940118000579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118000579A), Jan 18, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N56811), Borrego Springs, CA, Destroyed. Rented aircraft. Pilot seen to bail out. Aircraft crashed. Pilot missing . Advised wife he was committing suicide.

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