# N2103K: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2003-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995183
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1990
- Last registry action: January 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A1BC4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Comair Aviation Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMAIR%20AVIATION%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2103K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2103K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2103K-2003-10-09

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-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX996), Jan 20, 1998: STRUT. FAILED. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OLEO STRUT ASSEMBLY SHEARED AT THE BASE OF THE STRUT TUBE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE LOWER CASTING, AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRC

## 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 MIA86IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86IA029), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA-44-180 (N2103K), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19971218041599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218041599I), Dec 18, 1997: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the control tower altered their normal approach procedure because of heavy traffic. The student pilot forgot to put the landing gear down. The…
- [Incident 19910807038609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807038609I), Aug 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot with his instructor onboard made a hard landing.
- [Incident 19901208061779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208061779I), Dec 8, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Made a hard landing and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19851109075169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109075169I), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA44180 (N2103K), Miami, FL, Minor damage. After practice missed approach aircraft was landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N2103K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2103K): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-609, built 1946
- [Cancelled 2007-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2103K-2007-03-16): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 427, S/N 56055, built 2006. Exported to Nigeria. Owner: [Edwards & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [Bristol, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bristol)
- [Cancelled 1949-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2103K-1949-05-25): Luscombe 8A, S/N 4830. Owner: [Faber Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FABER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)

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