# N2821Y: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1997-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1997
- 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: 327940143
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1985
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A2D7FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Malatesta David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALATESTA%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2821Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2821Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2821Y-1997-10-03

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 (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 BFO85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA075), Sep 14, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N2821Y), Williamsburg, VA, 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 19850914075029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914075029A), Sep 14, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N2821Y), Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Just prior to touchdown, the wind lifted the right wing. Aircraft went off runway side, struck shrubs on touchdown

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