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N56871

N56871 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled April 23, 2013

Serial number
28-7425055
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 4, 1983
Last FAA action
May 24, 1986
Last owner
Kurtz Richard A (Individual)
Downers Grove, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N56871

CHI84LA335Accident on August 6, 1984 at Lebanon, OH: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 287425055

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