# N2138B: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1982-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28-7990120
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1979
- Mode S code: A1C819
- Owner when cancelled: [Lincoln Aire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINCOLN%20AIRE%20INC)
- Location: [Lincoln, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2138B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2138B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138B-1982-12-22

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 MKC82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA008), Nov 26, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2138B), Le Mars, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811126078689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126078689A), Nov 26, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N2138B), Le Mars, IA, Destroyed. VFR pilot under influence of alcohol. Lost control of aircraft near airport in dark night. Low clouds and fog.

## Other aircraft with N2138B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2138B): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608437, built 2003

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