# N15331: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1998-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287305059
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1990
- Last registry action: September 5, 1996
- Mode S code: A0D82F
- Owner when cancelled: [Garrett Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Lafayette, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5378° N, 86.0010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37083, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15331
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15331-1998-01-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA98FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA010), Oct 12, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N15331), Knoxville, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, while climbing after takeoff, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with the water.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19971011037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011037889A), Oct 11, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N15331), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off at night over river. Seen wobbling nose high to clear a bridge stalled into river. Advanced heart disease. (-23) [privacy data omitted] in the attempt…

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