# N28196: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1993-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1993
- 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: 327940116
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1989
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A2D564
- Owner when cancelled: [Maerz Martin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAERZ%20MARTIN)
- Location: [Lancaster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0146° N, 76.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17602, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28196
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28196-1993-05-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 BFO93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA050), Jan 15, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N28196), Ligonier, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FROM THE WOODED TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE…
- [NTSB IAD71DHD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DHD31), Nov 22, 1970: Piper J5A (N28196), Smyrna, DE, 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 19930115009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115009449A), Jan 15, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N28196), Ligonier, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised. Departed anyway. Struck trees on cloud obscured mountaintop. No anomalies.

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