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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2868H

N2868H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 31, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N2868H is reserved by a private party since December 31, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled December 31, 2022

Serial number
28-7990508
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 19, 2019
Last FAA action
May 27, 2020
Last owner
Flight Operations Academy LLC (LLC)
Chandler, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Engineering & Research 415-C cancelled June 5, 1970

Serial number
3493
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Englund Leonard W (Individual)
Spring Hill, AL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2868H

WPR22FA001Accident on October 1, 2021 at Chandler, AZ: fatal, minor damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7990508

The failure of the pilots onboard the airplane to see and avoid the helicopter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.

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