Accident · destroyed
Feb 18, 2010 · Austin, TXThe pilot’s intentional flight into a building.
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Report
- CEN10FA124
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN10FA124)
N2889DPiper PA-28-236
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 22, 2017.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 2010)4 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Lincoln, CA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 2, 1998
- Canceled
- Feb 22, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 7, 1979
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28-236
- Serial number
- 28-7911227
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A2EF4A
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1998 – 2017Individual ownerLincoln, CA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-03 | Placard and Markings | Apr 20, 2018 | Airframe (PA-28-236)Serial numbers per Table 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-28-236) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-28-236)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-28-236)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Electrical power · starter · failedSep 11, 1998
NEW TEXTRON LYCOMING STARTER MOTOR FAILED 45 HOURS SINCE NEW. SUBMITTER STATED POSSIBLE CAUSE, INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · starter · failedJul 27, 1998
STARTER MOTOR OVERHAULED. STARTER INSTALLED ON 6-16-98. AFTER 43 HRS, BENDIX DRIVE STUCK IN ENGAGED POSITION AND DESTROYED STARTER MOTOR AND STARTER RING GEAR P/N 72566. PILOT UNAWARE OF PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT RESTART. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026