N556PU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 3, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled April 3, 2021
- Serial number
- 2842093
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 6, 2010
- Last FAA action
- November 13, 2017
- Last owner
- Flightsafety International INC (Corporation)
Vero Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N556PU
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28 · serial 2842093
The student pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation following an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both the pilot and the flight school to ensure that the pilot had received the proper endorsements for the flight and the pilot’s self-imposed pressure to complete the flight in order to remain in the flight program.
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