# N288CA: 1998 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2843132
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2001
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A2EBE6
- Owners when cancelled: [Cohen Eric A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COHEN%20ERIC%20A), [Childs Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHILDS%20THOMAS%20F), [Giusto Richard P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIUSTO%20RICHARD%20P), [Tanquay Gilles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANQUAY%20GILLES)
- Location: [Nashua, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Nashua)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7801° N, 71.4713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03064, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288CA-2013-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC02FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA082), Apr 12, 2002: Piper PA-28-181 (N288CA), Gardiner, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering in a mountainous area, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, mountainous terrain,…

## 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 20020412005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020412005619A), Apr 12, 2002: Piper PA28181 (N288CA), No damage. (-23) Pilot departed N89 and continued visual flight into IMC. The aircraft flew easterly toward the mohonk preserve, in the area of "under cliff-over cliff",…

## Other aircraft with N288CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288CA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, S/N 007/US, built 2019
- [Cancelled 1994-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288CA-1994-04-12): Bell Helicopter Textron 212, S/N 30771. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Dooley Helicopters Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOOLEY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC%20DBA), [Lawrenceville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lawrenceville)

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