# N9551W: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-22985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1970
- Mode S code: AD49CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Edwards Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Troy, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Troy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9551W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9551W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9551W-1973-06-25

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-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 MIA73AM101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM101), May 12, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9551W), Troy, AL, destroyed, 2 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 19730512011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512011829A), May 12, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N9551W), Troy, AL, Destroyed. Entered steep diving turn about 400 ft AGL.

## Other aircraft with N9551W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9551W): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280207, built 1998

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