# N81EF: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 27, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81EF

## Aircraft that carried N81EF

- [Cancelled 2019-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81EF-2019-02-27): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995127, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerosim Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSIM%20ACADEMY%20INC), [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81EF (3)

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 20180104000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180104000469I), Jan 4, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N81EF), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Pilot returned to sfb and extended landing gear with indication that l/h MLG was not down and locked. They retracted landing gear and attempted to extend again…
- [Incident 19940903039469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903039469I), Sep 3, 1994: Piper PA44180 (N81EF), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. During ATP test flight nose gear collapsed on landing. Had normal down indication. Cause being investigated.
- [Incident 19900119032289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119032289I), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N81EF), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear while practicing landing. Landed gear up.

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