# N2947A: 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: June 4, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2947A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947A

## Aircraft that carried N2947A

- [Cancelled 2012-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947A-2012-06-04): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7940221, built 1979. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Sykes Wesley Todd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SYKES%20WESLEY%20TODD), [Hillsville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Hillsville)

## NTSB investigations on N2947A (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 MIA00LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA219), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA-32-300 (N2947A), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command while returning for a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the loose engine cowling.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2947A (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 20000716007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716007989A), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA32300 (N2947A), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated the engine cowling came loose on takeoff and he made an emergency landing. The aircraft landed short of the runway and received…

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