Single-engine piston

N3055B

Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
28-7990137
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gainesville, FL
Registration record

N3055B on the FAA register

Type
Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990137
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gainesville, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1978-10-23
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A334EE
Mode S (octal)
50632356
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2025-03-12
    Accident at Hollywood, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1952-10-09
    N3055B previously assigned to a Cessna 190 / 195 (s/n 7938); cancelled.
Overview

About N3055B

N3055B is a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990137. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Florida.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 23, 1978.

N3055B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-12 Accident · Hollywood, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA25LA141
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power was due to a fracture of the crankshaft at the No. 3 main journal, which originated from a preexisting, thermally induced crack that had gone undetected by maintenance personnel during an inspection performed as part of the engine’s most recent overhaul.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.