# N2872S: Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2013-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2013
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7970315
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2013
- Last registry action: June 28, 2013
- Mode S code: A2EAAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Pilotmec Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOTMEC%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9923° N, 80.3941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33029, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872S-2013-08-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 ERA10TA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA481), Sep 15, 2010: Piper PA-34-200T (N2872S), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.

## 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.

- [Accident 20100915047709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915047709A), Sep 15, 2010: Piper PA-34-200T (N2872S), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing take-offs and landings. On the last landing the pilot said he heard a loud thump. Shortly after the loud thump, the nose landing gear…
- [Incident 19840224012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840224012149I), Feb 24, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N2872S), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Left main gear strut broke off 4 inches above the scissors on the landing roll.
- [Incident 19831008067359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008067359I), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N2872S), Wichita, KS. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Retract system attach bolt and holes worn out. Down lock tension insufficient.

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