# N2816M: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1998-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 327840056
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1987
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A2D4E8
- Owner when cancelled: [J & J Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20J%20PARTNERSHIP)
- Location: [Allentown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Allentown)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5720° N, 75.4899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18103, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2816M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816M-1998-09-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 MIA97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA065), Jan 17, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N2816M), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper overhaul of the left magneto which resulted in a defect in the left magneto rotating magnet to go undetected which caused the magneto to stop rotating and break several teeth from engine…
- [NTSB BFO88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA018), Oct 23, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N2816M), Churchton, MD, substantial damage

## 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 19970117000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117000569A), Jan 17, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N2816M), Baco Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on cruise. Hit trees on golf course. Crankshaft idler gear to left magneto broke.

## Other aircraft with N2816M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816M): Michael Ringenberg VANS RV10, S/N 42239, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816M-1965-05-21): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1178. Owner: [Kindel Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINDEL%20FRANK), [Carlsbad, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Carlsbad)

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