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N55228

N55228 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N55228 is reserved by a private party since October 16, 2025. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled January 31, 2013

Serial number
28-7325346
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 23, 2003
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Bates City, MO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna T-50 cancelled December 7, 1948

Serial number
5063
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 3, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Embry-Riddle CO (Corporation)
Miami, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N55228

NYC97LA033Accident on December 22, 1996 at Ellington, CT: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7325346

ice ingestion into the engine from the carburetor air box, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing, off airport, on unprepared terrain.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site