Single-engine piston

N56793

1973 Piper Cherokee 6/260

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
32-7400009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
Registration record

N56793 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA: Piper PA-32-260)
Serial
32-7400009
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2025-03-04
Airworthiness date
1973-10-10
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7449A
Mode S (octal)
51642232
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N56793.
  • 2023-03-30
    Accident at Lincoln, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56793

N56793 is a 1973 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA model PA-32-260), serial number 32-7400009. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 10, 1973.

N56793 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-03-30 Accident · Lincoln, IL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN23LA145
Reported aircraft: Piper PA32
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during an approach for landing for undetermined reasons.

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.