N56246 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-200 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled August 21, 2009
- Serial number
- 28R7335390
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 28, 2006
- Last FAA action
- July 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Abdel-Khalik Marianne L (Co-owned)
Hendersonville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR cancelled March 5, 1956
- Serial number
- 2158
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 25, 1955
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Irwin Maurice W (Co-owned)
Knoxville, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N56246
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-200 · serial 28R 73-35390
The pilot's failure to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into trees. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling, and dark night conditions.
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