# N2287M: 1977 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1981-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1981
- Exported to: Iceland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7816272
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A20212
- Owner when cancelled: [Bartelt Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTELT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1972° N, 85.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49002, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2287M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2287M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2287M-1981-05-13

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780901016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901016889I), Sep 1, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N2287M), Blissfield, MI. Pilot landed long, ran off runway. Nose gear sheared off.

## Other aircraft with N2287M

- [Cancelled 2013-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2287M-2013-11-07): Calder Lynn Rodger STARCRAFT 1, S/N 00001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Calder Lynn Rodger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALDER%20LYNN%20RODGER), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)

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