# N21161: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 44-7995041
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1999
- Last registry action: February 20, 2019
- Mode S code: A1C07D
- Owner when cancelled: [Airline Transport Professionals Corp Of USA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLINE%20TRANSPORT%20PROFESSIONALS%20CORP%20OF%20USA)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21161
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21161-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 ERA18LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA164), Jun 9, 2018: Piper PA 44 (N21161), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper in-flight weather evaluation and decision to continue the approach, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm, a loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain.…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20180609007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180609007449A), Jun 9, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N21161), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed. While on an RNAV instrument approch IMC to runway 16 Daytona Beach (dab) with the student at the controls, after passing the final approach fix (femba 4.7…

## Other aircraft with N21161

- [Cancelled 1971-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21161-1971-07-27): Stinson HW75, S/N 7012. Owner: [C A Westfall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20A%20WESTFALL), [Orofino, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Orofino)

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