# N2160E: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- 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: 44-7995149
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1994
- Last registry action: May 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A1D229
- Owner when cancelled: [Gulf Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2160E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2160E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-2017-03-24

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL95FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA174), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA-44-180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness,…
- [NTSB LAX79FVA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA31), May 4, 1979: Piper PA-44 (N2160E), Kernville, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19950927030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927030209A), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees short of runway on a IFR ILS approach. Factors night fog and low ceiling. Safety pilot on board.
- [Accident 19790504009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504009349A), May 4, 1979: Piper PA44180 (N2160E), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a go around, had a rough engine. Attempted landing resulted in crash. No engine malfunction found

## Other aircraft with N2160E

- [Cancelled 1971-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-1971-04-19): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5732. Owner: [Wabash Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WABASH%20AVIATION%20CO), [Wabash, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Wabash)

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