N2871H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-201T. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-201T cancelled September 25, 2014
- Serial number
- 28-7921081
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 28, 1991
- Last FAA action
- March 3, 1997
- Last owner
- Sansoucie Barry R (Individual)
Dover, NH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Ercoupe 415-D cancelled June 5, 1970
- Serial number
- 3496
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 9, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bennett L M (Individual)
Gainesville, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2871H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-201T · serial 28-7921081
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE STANDBY VACUUM PUMP, THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER EXPERIENCING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MECHANIC'S IMPROPER USE OF THREAD COATING MATERIAL, THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN MALFUNCTION OF THE PRIMARY VACUUM PUMP, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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