N55455 — 1973 Piper PA-32-260

Aircraft record

Serial number

32-7300038

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-32-260

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-540 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N55455 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA20FA085Jan 25, 2020Lake City, FLFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control at low altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Piper PA-32-260).

1. Jan 19, 2023deregistered — Sale Reported

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N55455 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Piper PA-32-260 above.

• until Jun 3, 19491941 Boeing A75N1 (s/n 75-1627)

Frequently asked

Has N55455 been in an accident?

Yes. N55455 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2020.

What kind of aircraft is N55455?

N55455 is a 1973 Piper PA-32-260 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 32-7300038.

Has N55455 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N55455 (ERA20FA085) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.