# N8554C: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2013-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7680122
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1995
- Last registry action: May 9, 2007
- Mode S code: ABBCD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Carriers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARRIERS%20INC)
- Location: [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8554C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554C-2013-11-04

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 Piper PA-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX4763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4763), Nov 12, 1998: ROD. BROKEN. CONNECTION ROD BROKE .1250 INCH ABOVE WHERE BOLT GOES THROUGH TO CONNECT ROD CAP.

## 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 ATL99FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA011), Oct 28, 1998: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8554C), Roswell, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the number five connecting rod assembly as a result of fatigue cracks that were initiated in areas of galling. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19981028030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028030749A), Oct 28, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N8554C), Atlanta, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft declared an emergency due to engine problems and attempted to reach teh arpt, the acft struck several cars on highway before crashing into a van and…
- [Incident 19970206005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206005539I), Feb 6, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N8554C), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was attempting to land at bessmer, AL (eky)when the nose gear did not extend. So company ordered him to land in Birmingham (bhm) where their…

## Other aircraft with N8554C

- [Cancelled 1954-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554C-1954-02-09): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-2701. Owner: [Piedomnt Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDOMNT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)

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