# N2947R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 12, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2947R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947R

## Aircraft that carried N2947R

- [Cancelled 1990-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947R-1990-12-12): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R35341. Owner: [Archer Frank E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHER%20FRANK%20E), [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- [Cancelled 1962-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947R-1962-10-03): Cessna 310G, S/N 310G0147. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## NTSB investigations on N2947R (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 SEA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA074), Mar 2, 1990: Piper PA28R-200 (N2947R), Prairie City, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNCONTROLLED SPIRALLING DESCENT THAT THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM. THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION ARE A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2947R (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 19900302016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302016989A), Mar 2, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N2947R), Prairie City, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impacted ground mountanious terrain. Missing three months. Forcast mountains obscured.

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