N56255
Piper PA-28-140
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 21, 1965.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- February 27, 1984Accident
THE ACFT LOST POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN THE TREES. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NO FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. THE EXISTING TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE IN CARBURETOR ICING CONDITION RANGE. THE PLT SAID THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE COLD POSITION FOR TAKEOFF.
- May 27, 1983Accident
DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO LNDG THE PLT APPLIED PWR AND THE ACFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 50 FT WIDE RWY ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER AND LEADING EDGE OF THE RT WINGTIP WERE DAMAGED.