N2872D
Piper PA-32-300 · built 1979
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 1, 1973.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- December 25, 1993Accident
FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO APPLY POWER AFTER THE AIRSPEED DECREASE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WIND GUSTS WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND. Full accident record
- January 23, 1982Accident
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 35. THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING 23 KNOTS. DURING A LANDING FLARE, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PLANE SKIDDED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AN ICE BANK AND COLLAPSED.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1979 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N2872D.
- June 9, 1973Accident
Failed To Obtain/Maintain Flying Speed; Improper Operation Of Flight Controls. Factors: Attempted Operation Beyond Experience/Ability Level; Lack Of Familiarity With Aircraft; Unwarranted Low Flying