# N181WC: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-8190124
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: February 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A1465A
- Location: [Clarinda, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Clarinda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7458° N, 95.0463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51632, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=181WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181WC-2013-02-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA05LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA051), Feb 22, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N181WC), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition and the improper rejected landing procedure, which resulted in the collision with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20050222002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222002729A), Feb 22, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N181WC), The Dalles, OR, Destroyed. (-23) Student pilot made solo full flap landing to runway 7. The wind was reported as 060 at 09 knots. According to witnesses, aircraft flared high at about 15…
- [Incident 19830917065929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917065929I), Sep 17, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N181WC), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Engine failed to respond on a night simulated forced landing. Landed in a field. Possible carburetor icing.

## Other aircraft with N181WC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181WC): Aviat A-1C-200, S/N 3361, built 2020

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.