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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2881W

N2881W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-300. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-32-300 cancelled February 28, 1997

Serial number
327940180
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 24, 1986
Last FAA action
April 19, 1995
Last owner
Schott Leila (Individual)
Millburn, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

Beech V35B cancelled July 12, 1973

Serial number
D-9488
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Portugal
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Sacchi Louise (Individual)
Jeenkintown, PA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2881W

IAD97FA001Accident on October 2, 1996 at Brandywine, MD: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-300 · serial 32-7940180

The pilots failure to maintain his assigned altitude in IFR conditions. A related factor was the failure of the radar controller to prevent the descent of N2881W to an altitude below the minimum vectoring altitude. Additionally, the controller's failure to issue a safety alert after the MSAW issued 4 warnings in the radar room.

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