# N2731P: 1955 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-3037
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1991
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A2B42A
- Owner when cancelled: [Nance Gerald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NANCE%20GERALD%20D)
- Location: [Bladenboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bladenboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5581° N, 78.7727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28320, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2731P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2731P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2731P-2015-05-19

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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA111), Aug 9, 2007: Piper PA-22-160 (N2731P), Leonardtown, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate performance planning and failure to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB UNK64X0255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0255), Jan 15, 1964: Piper PA22 (N2731P), BENTON HARBOr, MI, substantial damage

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