# N2487T: 1971 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2011-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7125537
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1971
- Last registry action: July 23, 1993
- Mode S code: A25116
- Location: [Paoli, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Paoli)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5100° N, 86.4518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47454, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2487T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487T-2011-01-25

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 CHI93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA161), May 5, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N2487T), Paoli, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE TRAINING OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, UNQUALIFIED MAINTENANCE…

## 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 19930505012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012379A), May 5, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N2487T), Paoli, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. En route to obtain dual. Lost power. Lost control. Fuel contamination. Never sumped drains. Had prior rough engine.

## Other aircraft with N2487T

- [Cancelled 1963-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487T-1963-02-08): Navion NAVION G, S/N NAV42487. Exported to France. Owner: [Navion Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVION%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Galveston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Galveston)

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