N2245M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 3, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled February 3, 2009
- Serial number
- 28-7890236
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 21, 1984
- Last FAA action
- December 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Naperville Flying Club (Corporation)
Naperville, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2245M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7890236
The pilot's failure to execute a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's excessive airspeed during touchdown, which resulted in the runway overrun.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 2878902306
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning in that he failed to assure that the airplane was properly secured prior to hand propping the engine. Factors associated with the accident were the broken tie down rope and the other airplanes which were contacted.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site