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N2972W

Cancelled 1981
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Deregistered aircraft · 1979 Piper PA-28-161

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Cancelled
June 17, 1981
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
28-8016005
Year built
1979
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Certificate issued
March 23, 1981
Mode S code
A3122E
Owner when cancelled
B Flight Inc
Location
Fairfield, IA
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161TCDS 2A13 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N2972W and the event date: after April 17, 1972, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MKC81FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedOttumwa, IAMay 8, 1981 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N2972W and the event date: after April 17, 1972, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19810508022899AUnauth Low Level Opns · Ottumwa, IAFlying over river at unsafe altitude, struck power-line. Impact severed right wing.May 8, 1981 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N2972W · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N2972W now.

1972Bell 47G-5A · S/N 25054Cancelled Apr 17, 1972 · Exported to Peru · Bell Helicopter Co, Fort Worth, TX