# N312PA: 2002 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2015-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 2843509
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2007
- Last registry action: April 18, 2012
- Mode S code: A34F85
- Owner when cancelled: [Bird Acquisition LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRD%20ACQUISITION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wellesley Hills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wellesley%20Hills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3105° N, 71.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02481, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312PA-2015-01-09

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 FQAR201203050001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR201203050001), Mar 5, 2012: ELBOW. LEAKING. UPON INSTALLATION OF A NEW OIL PRESSURE HOSE ELBOW A DEFECT WAS FOUND IN THE PART. THIS IS AN ORIFICED FITTING, IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THE ORIFICE HOLE WAS MACHIN

## 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 WPR14FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA111), Feb 4, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N312PA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20140204002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140204002139A), Feb 4, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N312PA), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft lost engine power on takeoff at 200 ft. AGL. The instructor took over the controls banked right to land on airport property. After 170 yards the…
- [Incident 20120301004799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301004799I), Mar 1, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N312PA), Deer Valley, AZ, No damage. During level flight, aircraft engine had a loss of power and stopped operating. Pilot performed emergency procedure by changing over to alternate fuel tank and…

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