# N28196: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 18, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28196

## Aircraft that carried N28196

- [Cancelled 1993-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28196-1993-05-18): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 327940116. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Maerz Martin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAERZ%20MARTIN), [Lancaster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lancaster)

## NTSB investigations on N28196 (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 BFO93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA050), Jan 15, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N28196), Ligonier, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FROM THE WOODED TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE…
- [NTSB IAD71DHD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DHD31), Nov 22, 1970: Piper J5A (N28196), Smyrna, DE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28196 (1)

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 19930115009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115009449A), Jan 15, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N28196), Ligonier, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised. Departed anyway. Struck trees on cloud obscured mountaintop. No anomalies.

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