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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N56689

N56689 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 25, 2012

Serial number
28-7425018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 3, 1986
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Na, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled May 25, 1965

Serial number
2168
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
S D Mc Kinney (Individual)
SA Diego, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N56689

MKC83LA039Accident on December 18, 1982 at West Plains, MO: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7425018

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