# N2881W: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1997-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 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: 327940180
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1986
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A2EE43
- Owner when cancelled: [Schott Leila](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOTT%20LEILA)
- Location: [Millburn, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Millburn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7224° N, 74.3016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07041, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2881W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2881W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881W-1997-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 IAD97FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA001), Oct 2, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N2881W), Brandywine, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain his assigned altitude in IFR conditions. A related factor was the failure of the radar controller to prevent the descent of N2881W to an altitude below the minimum…

## 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 19961002030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030789A), Oct 2, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N2881W), Clinton, MD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On approach to airport when radio and radar contact lost. Crashed.

## Other aircraft with N2881W

- [Cancelled 1973-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881W-1973-07-12): Beech V35B, S/N D-9488. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Sacchi Louise](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACCHI%20LOUISE), [Jeenkintown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Jeenkintown)

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