Single-engine piston

N555AM

1978 Piper Lance II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
32R-7885187
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Edgewater Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Friday Harbor, WA
Registration record

N555AM on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Lance II (FAA: Piper PA-32RT-300)
Serial
32R-7885187
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Edgewater Ventures LLC
Friday Harbor, WA
Certificate issued
2010-04-07
Airworthiness date
1978-06-08
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7120A
Mode S (octal)
51611012
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
865 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-26
    N555AM previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (s/n T-227); cancelled.
  • 2010-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N555AM to the current registrant.
  • 1984-12-26
    N555AM previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (s/n T201); cancelled.
  • 1978-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N555AM

N555AM is a 1978 Piper Lance II (FAA model PA-32RT-300), serial number 32R-7885187. The FAA register lists Edgewater Ventures LLC as the registrant in Friday Harbor, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2010 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 865 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 8, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N555AM. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
865 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Piper Lance II type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-10 Accident · Cameron,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1209
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA226T — a different aircraft that carried the N555AM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S.
1977-02-02 Accident · Riverside,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0750
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA226T — a different aircraft that carried the N555AM registration before this airframe.

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.