# N2181Z: 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: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2181Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2181Z

## Aircraft that carried N2181Z

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181Z-2017-05-22): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7940104, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lab Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAB%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Haines, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Haines)
- [Cancelled 1963-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181Z-1963-08-06): Cessna 180F, S/N 18051281. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N2181Z (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 ANC96FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA137), Sep 2, 1996: Piper PA-32 (N2181Z), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain, while maneuvering to reverse the direction of flight.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2181Z (1)

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 19960901031189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901031189A), Sep 1, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N2181Z), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The air taxi pilot initiated flight over an extensive field of glaciers. The passengers described a gray, overcast sky, with a snow field below and snow…

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