# N2228B: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300T, registration cancelled 2020-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7987039
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1978
- Last registry action: December 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A1EBE1
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2228B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2228B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228B-2020-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32RT-300T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t.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 GAA19CA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA518), Aug 28, 2019: Piper PA32RT (N2228B), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and propeller strike, and his subsequent loss of directional control.

## 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 20190827008959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827008959A), Aug 27, 2019: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2228B), Ashland, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot of N2228B bounced the Landing on runway 30 at Ashland Municipal Airport (S03). The airplane's subsequent contact with runway 30 resulted in multiple…

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