# N2181L: 1976 Beech E-90, registration cancelled 2011-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (registry code 1152914)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LW-181
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1976
- Last registry action: March 14, 1981
- Mode S code: A1D9C0
- Location: [Dowagiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dowagiac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0047° N, 86.1207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49047, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2181L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2181L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181L-2011-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Beech E-90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90.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 CHI81FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA011), Dec 7, 1980: Beech E90 (N2181L), Michigan City, IN, destroyed, 4 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 19801207072459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207072459A), Dec 7, 1980: Beech E90 (N2181L), Michigan City, IN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed into lake during adf approach. Found bolt missing in elevator bell crank. Nose reported in area deferred.

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