# N297PA: 2002 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2019-05-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 4, 2019 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) - Engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575) - Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 2843506 - Year built: 2002 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility - Airworthiness date: March 11, 2002 - Last registry action: July 24, 2018 - Mode S code: A310C1 - Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N297PA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=297PA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297PA-2019-05-04 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md ## Service difficulty reports (10) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FQAR201802282008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR201802282008), Feb 28, 2018: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING A CORROSION CONTROL/AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, CORROSION/RUST LVL 1 WAS FOUND TO RIGHT UPPER FWD COCKPIT FITTING. FITTING IS LOCATED AT RIGHT, LOWER END - [SDR FQAR201802282012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR201802282012), Feb 22, 2018: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPONENT THAT FORMS THE LOWER CABIN OUTBOARD DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CRACKING WAS FOUND THROUGH RIVET HOLES THAT HAD - [SDR FQAR201802282011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR201802282011), Feb 22, 2018: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A PART THAT FORMS THE FORWARD FRAME OF THE CABIN DOOR SILL WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACKING WAS THROUGH RIVET HOLES THAT CONTAINED LOOSE - [SDR FQAR20180222010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20180222010), Feb 22, 2018: WEB. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CABIN STRUCTURE FORWARD OF THE MAIN DOOR. CRACKING WAS FOUND THROUGH RIVET HOLES, AND RIVETS WERE FOUND WO - [SDR FQAR20180228009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20180228009), Feb 22, 2018: PAN. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPONENT THAT FORMS THE LOWER CABIN INBOARD DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CRACK WAS FROM LIGHTENING DIRECTLY ABOVE MAIN SP - [SDR FQAR20170705063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170705063), Jul 5, 2017: CYLINDER. DAMAGED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED. CYLINDER NR 1 DID NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD FROM THE VICINITY OF CYLINDER HE - [SDR FQAR20170425017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20170425017), Apr 25, 2017: SUPPORT CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT - [SDR FQAR20161220065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20161220065), Dec 20, 2016: MOUNT. CRACKED. WHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED TWO, TWO INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET. - [SDR FQAR20150528064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150528064), May 28, 2015: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKING IN THE RT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKS WERE OBSERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK - [SDR FQAR20141215048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20141215048), Dec 13, 2014: CONTROL CABLE. SEPARATED. DURING A ROUTINE ENGINE INSPECTION, A TECH NOTED THE RUBBER BOOT COVERING THE SWAGE ON THE END OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN APART; HE WROTE UP THE CA ## 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 GAA18CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA193), Apr 1, 2018: Piper PA28 (N297PA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper selection of the flap setting during a go-around, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20180401003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180401003239A), Apr 1, 2018: Piper PA-28-181 (N297PA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on final to 7L at kdvt with the student at the controls. The instructor reported the winds were from the south at 12 knots gusting to 18… - [Incident 20101107050791I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101107050791I), Nov 7, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N297PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. On November 07, 2010 around 0845 MST, N297PA, Piper PA28-181 struck the right wing tip to a propeller spinner of a parked aircraft. This aircraft sustained… - [Incident 20060114000859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060114000859I), Jan 14, 2006: Piper PA28181 (N297PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Following return from practice area after approximately .7 hour flight time, the student noticed an odor of smoke in the cabin while on down wind leg for… ## Other aircraft with N297PA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N297PA): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B238900100HX --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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