# N2160E: 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: March 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2160E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2160E

## Aircraft that carried N2160E

- [Cancelled 2017-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-2017-03-24): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995149, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gulf Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20LEASING%20INC), [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- [Cancelled 1971-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-1971-04-19): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5732. Owner: [Wabash Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WABASH%20AVIATION%20CO), [Wabash, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Wabash)

## NTSB investigations on N2160E (2)

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 ATL95FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA174), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA-44-180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness,…
- [NTSB LAX79FVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA31), May 4, 1979: Piper PA-44 (N2160E), Kernville, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2160E (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.

- [Accident 19950927030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927030209A), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees short of runway on a IFR ILS approach. Factors night fog and low ceiling. Safety pilot on board.
- [Accident 19790504009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504009349A), May 4, 1979: Piper PA44180 (N2160E), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a go around, had a rough engine. Attempted landing resulted in crash. No engine malfunction found

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