# N2972W: 1979 Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1981-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8016005
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1981
- Mode S code: A3122E
- Owner when cancelled: [B Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Fairfield, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fairfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0242° N, 91.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52556, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2972W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972W-1981-06-17

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.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 MKC81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA033), May 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2972W), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810508022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022899A), May 8, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N2972W), Ottumwa, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying over river at unsafe altitude, struck power-line. Impact severed right wing.

## Other aircraft with N2972W

- [Cancelled 1972-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972W-1972-04-17): Bell 47G-5A, S/N 25054. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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