# N185DX: 1979 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2018-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8013039
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2013
- Last registry action: November 18, 2013
- Mode S code: A153A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Saratoga Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARATOGA%20FLYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3945° N, 97.3258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78418, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185DX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DX-2018-03-12

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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.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 CEN16LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA186), May 15, 2016: Piper PA 32R (N185DX), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine’s decreased performance due to high-density altitude conditions and a partially obstructed fuel injector nozzle. Contributing to the pilot's decision to perform an off-field landing 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 20160516005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516005059A), May 16, 2016: Piper PA-32R-301 (N185DX), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. On may 16, 2016, at 1445 CDT, a Piper PA32R-301 aircraft bearing registration number N185DX, registered to saratoga flyers inc., attempted to return to the…
- [Incident 19971111043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111043839I), Nov 11, 1997: Piper PA32R301 (N185DX), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: on November 11, 1997 at 14:52 CDT a pa 32R-301 inbound to bhm from ada, ok with the intended destination being atl. Had an electrical failure and…

## Other aircraft with N185DX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DX): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504361, built 1982

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