# N284PA: 2001 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2020-10-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 28, 2020 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) - Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514) - Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2843480 - Year built: 2001 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility - Airworthiness date: August 1, 2001 - Last registry action: December 3, 2019 - Mode S code: A2DE1D - Location: [Margate, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Margate) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 26.2480° N, 80.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Margate, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284PA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284PA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284PA-2020-10-28 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md ## Service difficulty reports (11) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FQAR20170628060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170628060), Jun 28, 2017: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE C - [SDR FQAR20170613046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170613046), Jun 13, 2017: CHANNEL. CRACKED. A CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48. - [SDR FQAR20170516026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170516026), May 16, 2017: BRACKET. CRACKED. WHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO, 2 INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET. - [SDR FQAR20170503018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170503018), May 3, 2017: CARBURETOR. LEAKING. ENGINE WAS RUN PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MX CHECK AND SEVERE ROUGHNESS WAS NOTED WITHFUEL LEAKING FROM COWLING. INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL WAS FLOWING FROM CARBURETOR JE - [SDR FQAR20160324014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20160324014), Mar 24, 2016: CYLINDER. LEAKING. THE ENGINE WAS UNDERGOING A COMPRESSION CHECK. ALL 4 CYLINDERS HAD GOOD COMPRESSION, 70 PSI, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC PERFORMING THE CHECK HEARD A FAINT HISSING SOU - [SDR FQAR20150923098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150923098), Sep 23, 2015: CARBURETOR. LEAKING. THE ENGINE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. A MAINTENANCE TECH WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, BUT THE ENGINE THEN RAN ROUGHLY. WHEN THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT TO T - [SDR FQAR20150919095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150919095), Sep 19, 2015: CARBURETOR. LEAKING. DURING INSPECTION, THE TECH NOTED THERE WAS FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL SHAFT. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED. IT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS TH - [SDR FQAR20150520043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150520043), May 20, 2015: CYLINDER. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE SEEN AT THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, 2 CRACKS COULD BE SEEN - [SDR FQAR20150520042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150520042), May 20, 2015: CYLINDER. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE SEEN AT THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE OF THE NR 1 CYLINDER. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, NUMEROUS CRACKS COULD B - [SDR FQAR20150504032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150504032), May 4, 2015: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN T - [SDR FQAR20141023044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20141023044), Oct 22, 2014: CARBURETOR. BINDING. DURING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THE THROTTLE LEVER WOULD BECOME STUCK AS THE LEVER WAS ADVANCED. MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION O ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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. - [Incident 20190913023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913023069I), Sep 13, 2019: Piper PA-28-181 (N284PA), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. The CFI and student were practicing touch and go landings. The flight instructor stated that on the 7th landing, the aircraft touched town a little fast and… - [Incident 20110416007829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110416007829I), Apr 16, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N284PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. On April 16, 2011, about 1628 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N284PA, sustained propeller damaged during a landing at deer valley airport… - [Incident 20100702036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702036489I), Jul 2, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N284PA), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. Student on first supervised solo; on short final airman was off centerline, to correct he lowered left wing but did not make ground contact with wing tip.… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.