N56311 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 28, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled October 28, 2014
- Serial number
- 28-7325606
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 17, 1992
- Last FAA action
- February 7, 1995
- Last owner
- Nappi Tito C DBA (Individual)
Rockford, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna T-50 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 4718
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N56311
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7325606
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE INSTRUCTOR'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE ROLL-OUT.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 287325606
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