# N21480: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: October 21, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21480

## Aircraft that carried N21480

- [Cancelled 2023-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-2023-10-21): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7916043, built 1978. Owner: [Patterson Andrew F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20ANDREW%20F), [Cutler, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Cutler)
- [Cancelled 1973-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-1973-04-06): Cessna 182P, S/N 18261659, built 1972. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem
- [Cancelled 1951-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-1951-04-16): Piper J-3, S/N 2327, built 1938. Owner: [Remich Anthony P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REMICH%20ANTHONY%20P), [New Kensington, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Kensington)

## NTSB investigations on N21480 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA164), Mar 25, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N21480), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to…
- [NTSB NYC80FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE17), May 28, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N21480), Hampden, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21480 (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20230325004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230325004579A), Mar 25, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N21480), Johns Island, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 25, 2023 at approximately 1252 hours (local), a Piper PA-28 operating under 14 CFR part 91 was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near…
- [Accident 19800528015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528015579A), May 28, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N21480), Hampden, MA, Substantial damage. Fairway blocked for intended landing area. Landed downwind on wet grass on other fairway. Slid into trees.

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