# N2947A: 1979 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7940221
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2011
- Last registry action: May 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A307A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Sykes Wesley Todd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SYKES%20WESLEY%20TODD)
- Location: [Hillsville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Hillsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7619° N, 80.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24343, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2947A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947A-2012-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA00LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA219), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA-32-300 (N2947A), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command while returning for a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the loose engine cowling.

## 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 20000716007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716007989A), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA32300 (N2947A), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated the engine cowling came loose on takeoff and he made an emergency landing. The aircraft landed short of the runway and received…

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