# N2868H: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7990508
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2019
- Last registry action: May 27, 2020
- Mode S code: A2E7BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Operations Academy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20OPERATIONS%20ACADEMY%20LLC)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2749° N, 111.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2868H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868H-2022-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## 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 WPR22FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA001), Oct 1, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N2868H), Chandler, AZ, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots onboard the airplane to see and avoid the helicopter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.

## 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 20211001016582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211001016582A), Oct 1, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N2868H), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. On October 01, 2021 at approximately 0740 mountain standard time (MST), a Piper PA-28-181 airplane (N2868H) and a Robinson R22 helicopter (N412TL) Collided in…

## Other aircraft with N2868H

- [Cancelled 1970-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868H-1970-06-05): Engineering & Research 415-C, S/N 3493. Owner: [Englund Leonard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLUND%20LEONARD%20W), [Spring Hill, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Spring%20Hill)

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