# N2981R: 1969 Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-35370
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2004
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A315BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Rlk Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RLK%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2981R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2981R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2981R-2012-09-24

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2745), Apr 26, 1996: BOLT. DEFECTIVE. DURING INSPECTION REPLACEMENT OF MLG BRACE LINK ROD END BOLT TO TRUNNION HOUSING, FOUND OLD STYLE CLEVIS HEAD BOLT, PN 400-810, INSTALLED. IF REPLACEMENT WITH N

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DFW05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA099), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was the low altitude flight.
- [NTSB FTW03LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA207), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050410005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005119A), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1145 hours local time, Piper aircraft PA-28R-200, N2981R impacted power lines crossing a body of water locally referred to as alleys…
- [Accident 20030109031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109031109A), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 9, 2003, about 1000 central standard time, a Piper PA-24R-200 single engine aircraft, N2981R, sustained damage when it impacted the runway…

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