# N56LG: Aviat A-1, registration cancelled 2000-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2000
- Exported to: Japan
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aviat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (registry code 2210302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1313
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1999
- Last registry action: September 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A72592
- Owner when cancelled: [Halfrich William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALFRICH%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Maple Grove, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Maple%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1064° N, 93.4970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55311, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56LG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56LG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56LG-2000-07-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Aviat A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1.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 SEA96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA190), Aug 13, 1996: Aviat A-1 (N56LG), Worland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: overload failure of the landing gear axle, after its design stress limits had been exceeded at some undetermined time.

## 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 19960813022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813022549A), Aug 13, 1996: Chris A1 (N56LG), Worland, WY, Substantial damage. Right main collapsed on landing. Axle had failed due to some prior hard landings.

## Other aircraft with N56LG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56LG): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7609051, built 1976

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