# N2065M: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287816246
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 2, 1979
- Mode S code: A1AB60
- Owner when cancelled: [Shear Bruce Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEAR%20BRUCE%20ETAL)
- Location: [Malden, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Malden)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4294° N, 71.0590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02148, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2065M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065M-1982-11-05

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 NYC82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA004), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2065M), Danvers, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19811017068049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068049A), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N2065M), Danvers, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft rear seat caught on fire in flight. Pilot made emergency landing but rear passengers were asphyxiated.

## Other aircraft with N2065M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065M): Kube Robert C RANS S-12 XL AIRAILE, S/N 01970778, built 1999
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065M-1965-05-25): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20841. Owner: [Cox Douglass](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20DOUGLASS), [Florence, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Florence)

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