# N6556K: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274212
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2014
- Last registry action: December 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A8A281
- Owner when cancelled: [Global Aircraft Acquisitions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBAL%20AIRCRAFT%20ACQUISITIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7287° N, 75.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19958, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6556K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6556K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6556K-2020-09-04

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 Cessna 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20010303004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303004889I), Mar 3, 2001: Cessna 172P (N6556K), St Petersburg-C, FL. (-23)A/c cleared to land at st. Petersburg arpt. (Pie) for runway 17L. Pilot upon landing encountered gusting winds. Upon touchdown pilot lost control of a/c…

## Other aircraft with N6556K

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6556K-undated): Republic RC-3, S/N 823, built 1947. Exported to Sweden

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