# N2888S: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1982-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7916515
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1979
- Mode S code: A2EF34
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2888S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2888S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888S-1982-11-10

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 NYC81IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA054), Jun 6, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2888S), Skullville, NJ, destroyed

## 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 19810606035929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606035929A), Jun 6, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N2888S), Skullville, NJ, Destroyed. During simulated emergency landing engine failed to respond during goaround and aircraft crashed into trees.

## Other aircraft with N2888S

- [Cancelled 1974-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888S-1974-04-19): Cessna 150, S/N 15066788, built 1967. Owner: [Hanover Airport Flying & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANOVER%20AIRPORT%20FLYING%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC), [Hanover, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hanover)

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