# N2947R: Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 1990-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R35341
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1989
- Last registry action: March 31, 1989
- Mode S code: A307B3
- Owners when cancelled: [Archer Frank E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHER%20FRANK%20E), [Archer Denise M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHER%20DENISE%20M)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4444° N, 122.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97123, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2947R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947R-1990-12-12

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-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 SEA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA074), Mar 2, 1990: Piper PA28R-200 (N2947R), Prairie City, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNCONTROLLED SPIRALLING DESCENT THAT THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM. THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION ARE A FACTOR.

## 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 19900302016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302016989A), Mar 2, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N2947R), Prairie City, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impacted ground mountanious terrain. Missing three months. Forcast mountains obscured.

## Other aircraft with N2947R

- [Cancelled 1962-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947R-1962-10-03): Cessna 310G, S/N 310G0147. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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