# N2581R: 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: October 27, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2581R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581R

## Aircraft that carried N2581R

- [Cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2581R-2014-10-27): Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15, S/N F9B-004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Colorado Balloon Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20BALLOON%20SERVICES), [Broomfield, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Broomfield)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2581R-undated): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 285651. Administratively canceled

## NTSB investigations on N2581R (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 NYC83FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA01), Nov 16, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N2581R), Bethel, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2581R (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 19980315008679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315008679I), Mar 15, 1998: N2581R, Beckinridge, CO, Destroyed. Narrative: flight had ended safely with no damage. Rescue helicopter downwash blew balloon down the side of the mountain, destroying it.
- [Accident 19821116059709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821116059709A), Nov 16, 1982: Piper PA28180 (N2581R), Strausstown, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit tree during low level flight in vicinity of pilots home.

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