# N8552N: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1973-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-11351
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABBC96
- Owner when cancelled: [Ewell George E Lois E Ewell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EWELL%20GEORGE%20E%20LOIS%20E%20EWELL)
- Location: [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8552N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8552N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8552N-1973-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 OAK73AP039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP039), Apr 29, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8552N), So.Lk Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19730429026289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429026289A), Apr 29, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N8552N), So.Lk Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Hit trees near crest of mtn ridge. Recovery date 7/11/73. Plt had 3 hrs in last 90 days.

## Other aircraft with N8552N

- [Cancelled 2011-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8552N-2011-01-04): Aerofab LAKE 250, S/N 133. Expired dealer. Owner: [Aerofab Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROFAB%20INC), [Sanford, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Sanford)

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