# N56885: 1973 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2005-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7425058
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1995
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A74830
- Owner when cancelled: [Ibp Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IBP%20INC)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8724° N, 76.0043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23451, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56885
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56885-2005-04-26

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 NYC02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA062), Feb 17, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N56885), Newbolds Corner, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance which resulted in a loss of fuel and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's failure to monitor the fuel quantity gauges, and the gusty…

## Other aircraft with N56885

- [Cancelled 2018-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56885-2018-03-26): Destiny DREAM MACHINE, S/N 5072, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Everman Douglas I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERMAN%20DOUGLAS%20I), [Celina, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Celina)

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