# N181X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=181X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181X

## Aircraft that carried N181X

- [Cancelled 2013-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181X-2013-07-01): Piper AEROSTAR 601, S/N 6106457962139, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Balcar Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALCAR%20FRANK%20A), [Palm Beach Shores, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Beach%20Shores)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181X-undated): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 610149079. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N181X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA070), Jan 10, 1987: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 (N181X), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N181X (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19900611066349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611066349I), Jun 11, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N181X), Wheeling, WV, Minor damage. Pilot landed with the gear retracted. No mechanical malfunction found.
- [Accident 19870110000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870110000409A), Jan 10, 1987: Piper PA60601 (N181X), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft encountered a downdraft and impacted the water on final. The pilot failed to maintain airspeed.

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