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N55431

N55431 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 1992. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled September 21, 1992

Serial number
287305383
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
March 21, 1990
Last owner
Midwest Executive Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Greenwood, MO
Airworthiness
None on file

Fairchild PT-19A cancelled March 8, 1951

Serial number
T42-1999
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1943
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 19, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Vanbueren John (Individual)
Wildwood, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N55431

CHI90LA232Accident on August 16, 1990 at Lees Summit, MO: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-7305383

CHECK LIST NOT FOLLOWED, FUEL SYSTEM NOT UNDERSTOOD, AND FUEL BOOST PUMP SELECTOR IMPROPERLY USED, BY THE PIC.

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