# N2981R: 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: September 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2981R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2981R

## Aircraft that carried N2981R

- [Cancelled 2012-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2981R-2012-09-24): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-35370, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rlk Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RLK%20AVIATION), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N2981R (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 DFW05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA099), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was the low altitude flight.
- [NTSB FTW03LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA207), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2981R (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 20050410005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005119A), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1145 hours local time, Piper aircraft PA-28R-200, N2981R impacted power lines crossing a body of water locally referred to as alleys…
- [Accident 20030109031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109031109A), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 9, 2003, about 1000 central standard time, a Piper PA-24R-200 single engine aircraft, N2981R, sustained damage when it impacted the runway…

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