# N2181D: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1982-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 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: 28-7990162
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A1D9B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Raymond DBA Midwest Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20RAYMOND%20DBA%20MIDWEST%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Marshall, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Marshall)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4366° N, 95.7466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56258, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2181D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2181D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181D-1982-07-28

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 UNK80X0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK80X0102), Nov 11, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2181D), Melvin, 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 19791111037109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111037109A), Nov 11, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N2181D), Melvin, IA, Destroyed. VFR rated pilot lost control of acft at night in adverse wx. Acft impacted near vertical angle.

## Other aircraft with N2181D

- [Cancelled 2015-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181D-2015-05-04): Ken Brock Mfg KB-2, S/N 1, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dieball David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIEBALL%20DAVID%20J), [Perryton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Perryton)
- [Cancelled 1954-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181D-1954-03-01): Beech D35, S/N D-3528. Owner: [Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20INC), [Ambler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ambler)

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