# N56869: 1974 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7460008
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A747EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Three Rivers Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THREE%20RIVERS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wahpeton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Wahpeton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2181° N, 96.8760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58074, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56869
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56869
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56869-2013-07-01

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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 DEN81DTG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG16), Jul 28, 1981: Piper PA-36 (N56869), Jessie, ND, 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 19810728045969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728045969A), Jul 28, 1981: Piper PA36285 (N56869), Jessie, ND, Substantial damage. Struck a hill in middle of field being sprayed. Dumped load too late to miss hill. Downdrafts in area.

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