N2972D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 30, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled August 30, 2012
- Serial number
- 28-8016004
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 9, 1992
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 170B cancelled July 6, 1970
- Serial number
- 26915
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 1965
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Moyer Paul B (Partnership)
Line Lexington, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2972D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8016004
AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CFI'S INADEQUATE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
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