# N21LL: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1998-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2811235
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1996
- Last registry action: July 5, 1996
- Mode S code: A1B82E
- Owners when cancelled: [Altair Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTAIR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Rutledge Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLEDGE%20PAUL)
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2276° N, 97.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76207, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21LL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21LL-1998-12-09

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 FTW98FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA170), Apr 3, 1998: Piper PA-28-235 (N21LL), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane after experiencing spatial disorientation. Factors were the total failure of the vacuum pump, fog, drizzle, and night conditions.

## 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 19980402039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402039069A), Apr 2, 1998: Piper PA28235 (N21LL), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The airplane impacted a lake following an uncontrolled descent after the pilot experienced spatial disorientation at night. At 2228 the pilot reported to air…

## Other aircraft with N21LL

- [Cancelled 2013-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21LL-2013-11-05): Cessna 650, S/N 650-0016, built 1983. Registration expired. Owner: [Valley Commercial Capital LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20COMMERCIAL%20CAPITAL%20LLC), [Wayne, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Wayne)

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