# N2162S: 1986 Tullis Robert D TIERRA II, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Tullis Robert D TIERRA II](https://openairdocs.org/model/tullis-robert-d-tierra-ii) (registry code 05676KF)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1001R
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1990
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1990
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A1D27B
- Owner when cancelled: [Tullis Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TULLIS%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2162S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2162S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2162S-2014-10-14

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 Tullis Robert D TIERRA II: https://openairdocs.org/model/tullis-robert-d-tierra-ii.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 CHI91DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD03), Aug 31, 1991: Tullis Tierra II (N2162S), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT.

## 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 19910831037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037299A), Aug 31, 1991: Amtrte TIERRA2 (N2162S), Ottumwa, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed circling family farm then descend steeply into terrain. Indicates a stall occured.

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