# N2259T: 1971 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2011-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (registry code 41531)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7100026
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1971
- Last registry action: May 6, 1992
- Mode S code: A1F739
- Location: [Greenville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6127° N, 77.3664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, NC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2259T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2259T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2259T-2011-07-22

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 ATL92FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA102), May 15, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N2259T), Greenville, NC, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED…

## 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 19920515015239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515015239A), May 15, 1992: Piper PA32260 (N2259T), Greenville, NC, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Struck trees in IMC on IFR climbout. Failed to assure proper climb and aircraft attitude.

## Other aircraft with N2259T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2259T): Hylio AG 230, S/N 17906100263

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