# N28DA: 1982 Piper PA-42, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-42](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (registry code 7104202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A23SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23SO), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-8001078
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 6, 2007
- Last registry action: December 6, 2007
- Mode S code: A2CBEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Hortmont Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORTMONT%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [New Hope, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Hope)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3510° N, 74.9980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18938, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28DA-2018-01-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-42: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX4630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4630), Oct 4, 1997: CONNECTOR. BURNED. CONNECTOR E324 WAS FOUND SEVERELY OVERHEATED IN SWITCH PANEL OVERHEAD. CONTROLS PITOT STALL/HEAT. SUSPECT UNDERRATED CONNECTOR FOR AMPERAGE.

## 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 ERA09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA190), Mar 9, 2009: Piper PA-42 (N28DA), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090309004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309004149A), Mar 9, 2009: Piper PA42 (N28DA), Belmar/Farming, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was performing a vor-a approach to blm. Due to a high bank angle the crew was unable to arrest the descent. The aircraft's LH main gear…
- [Incident 19980701020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701020789I), Jul 1, 1998: Piper PA42 (N28DA), Zelienople, PA. Lost electrical power near yng destination. Landed 8G7. Battery had failed.

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