# N2938X: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1989-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287990575
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A30425
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2938X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2938X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938X-1989-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA082), Jan 8, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N2938X), Napa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING IN IFR CONDITIONS AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED WHILE EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## 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 19880107000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880107000209A), Jan 7, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N2938X), Napa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Weather brief VFR not advised. Not current IFR.flew into IMC.filed. Had to hold. Became confused lost control crashed.
- [Incident 19800629056699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056699I), Jun 29, 1980: Piper PA28/ (N2938X), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Landing damage to nose wheel and propeller. Runway condition fair, settlement in runway.

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