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N281PF

N281PF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 18, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled March 18, 2013

Serial number
28-8190156
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
July 21, 2004
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Houston, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N281PF

CHI99FA290Accident on August 13, 1999 at Paw Paw, MI: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-8190156

the pilot flew into known adverse weather, the pilot's lack of total instrument flight experience, and the pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane. Factors included the pilot's total lack of experience in the type of operation and the pilot's overconfidence in his personal abilities.

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