# N2948S: 1979 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2006-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7970394
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2002
- Last registry action: November 14, 2003
- Mode S code: A307D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Buoy Michael E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUOY%20MICHAEL%20E)
- Location: [Palestine, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Palestine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7438° N, 95.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75801, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2948S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2948S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948S-2006-05-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 FTW04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA142), May 27, 2004: Piper PA-34-200T (N2948S), Cleveland, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The in-flight fire that resulted from an electrical arc in the main battery cable near the main power bus. The cause of the arcing event could not be determined.

## 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 20040527018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527018149A), May 27, 2004: Piper PA34200T (N2948S), Cleveland, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On June 27, 2004, at 1156 central daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T twin engine airplane, N2948S was destroyed during an emergency landing to a field…

## Other aircraft with N2948S

- [Cancelled 1971-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948S-1971-11-01): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066848. Owner: [B And J Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20AND%20J%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Independence, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Independence)

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