# N2872S: 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: August 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872S

## Aircraft that carried N2872S

- [Cancelled 2013-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872S-2013-08-29): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7970315. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Pilotmec Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOTMEC%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC), [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)

## NTSB investigations on N2872S (1)

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 ERA10TA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA481), Sep 15, 2010: Piper PA-34-200T (N2872S), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2872S (3)

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 20100915047709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915047709A), Sep 15, 2010: Piper PA-34-200T (N2872S), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing take-offs and landings. On the last landing the pilot said he heard a loud thump. Shortly after the loud thump, the nose landing gear…
- [Incident 19840224012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840224012149I), Feb 24, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N2872S), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Left main gear strut broke off 4 inches above the scissors on the landing roll.
- [Incident 19831008067359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008067359I), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N2872S), Wichita, KS. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Retract system attach bolt and holes worn out. Down lock tension insufficient.

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