# N2153U: 1979 Piper PA-28RT-201T, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7931098
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A1CEE9
- Owners when cancelled: [Jacobs James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20JAMES%20W), [Ferri Daniel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRI%20DANIEL)
- Location: [Export, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Export)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4357° N, 79.6055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15632, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2153U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2153U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153U-2013-07-18

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-28RT-201T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t.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 NYC89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA036), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2153U), Gans, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S BAD JUDGEMENT IN FLYING IN WEATHER CONDITIONS BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OVERSTRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHEARED THE LEFT WING BY MAKING AN ABRUPT TURN IN TURBULENT AIR…

## 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 19881119051289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051289A), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA28RT201T (N2153U), Morgantown, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed IFR into known icing and severe turbulence. Turned back but lost control on descent. Aircraft came apart.

## Other aircraft with N2153U

- [Cancelled 1972-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153U-1972-11-01): Brantly B-2A, S/N 311. Owner: [Azalea Meats Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AZALEA%20MEATS%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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