N296MA (Piper PA-28-181) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Romania on November 1, 2019.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2026 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N296MA.

December 9, 1988Accident
DURING A FLT AT NIGHT FROM MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS TO CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, THE PLT REQUESTED A DSCNT FROM FL 190 TO 12,000 TO REMOVE ICE FROM THE AIRFRAME. LATER, HE REQUESTED A CLIMB TO FL 200. AFTER STARTING THE CLIMB, HE MADE A MAYDAY CALL TO SIDNEY FLT SERVICE & RPRTD THE ACFT WAS IN AN UNCTLD DSCNT. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSION WAS RCVD FROM THE ACFT.
Mitsubishi MU-2J · 1 fatalities
Occurrence #1: missing aircraft Phase of operation: unknown Findings 1. (c) reason for occurrence undetermined 2. Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - performed - pilot in command 3. Light condition - dark night 4. Weather condition - thunderstorm 5. Weather condition - icing conditions Full accident record