# N315PA: 2002 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 2843510
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2007
- Last registry action: November 24, 2014
- Mode S code: A35AAA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bird Acquisition LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRD%20ACQUISITION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wellesley, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wellesley)
- 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/N315PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=315PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315PA-2018-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR FQAR20150127010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20150127010), Jan 22, 2015: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN T
- [SDR FQAR20140129005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FQAR20140129005), Jan 14, 2014: TUBE. FAILED. BETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE RT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS P

## 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 MIA04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA106), Jul 17, 2004: Piper PA-28 (N315PA), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll, resulting in the airplane departing the runway and impacting a fence incurring substantial damage to the…

## 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.

- [Incident 20110908022649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110908022649I), Sep 8, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N315PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. On 9/08/2011 M315PA was on a training flight for trans pac aviation school. On board were a student pilot, a cfi/pic, and another CFI in the rear seat. After a…
- [Accident 20040717018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018489A), Jul 17, 2004: Piper PA28181 (N315PA), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 17, 2004, at 1230EDT, a Piper PA-28-181, N315PA, owned by the merrill lynch business financial services, inc., and piloted by student pilot, vonn…

## Other aircraft with N315PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315PA): Craig Steven E RV-7, S/N 001, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1974-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315PA-1974-10-30): Boeing 727-21, S/N 18993. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Pan American World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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